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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city were the Whittlesey crates shipped from in 1988?
(a) London, England.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Belem, Brazil.

2. How does Smithback manage to get into the library archives?
(a) He gets a pass from Dr. Wright.
(b) He pretends to be a reporter from Times.
(c) He pretends to be a librarian from the science library.
(d) He flirts with the young, pretty librarian.

3. What is Pendergast searching for in the basement level of the museum in Chapter 46?
(a) Old passageways.
(b) Unique artifacts.
(c) The killer.
(d) A way out.

4. In Chapter 53, what happens to Bailey?
(a) He tries to overtake D'Agosta and is killed.
(b) He tries to kill the mayor and is killed by D'Agosta.
(c) He panicks and returns to the Hall of the Heavens.
(d) He is attacked by the creature.

5. Where did the Whittlesey expedition take place?
(a) Upper Xingu River System.
(b) Guaviare plain.
(c) Caqueta region.
(d) Kalahari Desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 54, how does Pendergast stop the creature from attacking he, Margo,and Dr. Frock?

2. How is Ippolito killed in Chapter 48?

3. What does D'Agosta want to do as the guests arrive that Coffey overrules in Chapter 42?

4. Where do Margo and Dr. Frock hide from the creature in Chapter 47?

5. What does Rickman tell Smithback about discussions with museum employees on museum grounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Pendergast's initial shots against the creature fail to kill it?

2. What is the security set up in the museum? Why is it designed that way?

3. Why does Dr. Frock want to see the crates from the Whittlesey Expedition again?

4. What changes does FBI Agent Coffey make to the murder investigation and the security plan for the Superstition Exhibition's opening night party?

5. What is Wright's major concern as he waits for rescue in his fourth floor office? What does this say about his character?

6. What has George Kawakita done with the information about the indigenous plant packed with Whittlesey's artifacts? What is Kawakita's theory about the creature who terrorized the museum?

7. What does Margo find in the crates? What does she take?

8. What does Smithback do in the subbasement in Chapter 54 that turns him into something like a hero?

9. What contract does Smithback show off four weeks after the creature is killed? With whom does Smithback promise to share any proceeds from the contract?

10. What happened to Pendergast's plan to lead D'Agosta and his group to safety? What does this event say about the possibility of rescue for this group?

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