The Relic Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has caused the cargo for the museum to be delayed?

2. What strange scent does Ven smell in the warehouse?

3. What is an outgroup in DNA analysis?

4. Why does the red-haired kid follow his brother, Billy, into a dark, cavernous room?

5. What did D'Agosta learn about Pendergast's past that he is not sure he believes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Whittlesey find Crocker? What does the marks on the body say to Whittlesey about Crocker's fate?

2. What does Margo Green find when she reports for work on Monday morning in Chapter 3?

3. What effect is the murder investigation having on the Museum of Natural History's visitors and staff?

4. What is a ballistics analysis and why does Pendergast suggest one be done on the blood at the crime scene in Chapter 14?

5. What is odd about the DNA sample the lab tech examines in Chapter 17?

6. Why is the local bar, The Blarney Stone Tavern, near the museum referred to as The Bones by museum employees?

7. What is a scientific expedition?

8. What great find did Whittlesey make shortly after the departure of the other scientists? What does this appear to prove?

9. What does the director of the museum tell the press after the murder of two children in the museum?

10. What family crisis is taking place in the Green family, forcing Margo to make a decision that could end her dreams of completing her education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the character relationships below in detail, citing examples from the book:

1) Margo and Smithback

2) Smithback and Rickman

3) D'Agosta and Pendergast

4) D'Agosta and Coffey

5) Coffey and Pendergast

6) Dr. Frock and Dr. Cuthbert.

Essay Topic 2

Who is William Smithback? What is his role in this novel? What does Smithback do for a living? Why is he at the Museum of Natural History? Why does Rickman edit his manuscript so heavily? Is this fair? Why does Smithback become involved in the murder investigation? Does the information Smithback finds help in the investigation? If so, how? Why does Margo dislike Smithback? Who else mistrusts Smithback? What does Smithback finally write in his manuscript? What does he do with the money from the book? What does this say about Smithback's overall character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss scientific expeditions. What are they? What is the purpose of an expedition? Who goes on these expeditions? Are they restricted just to scientists? What happens to the artifacts taken during these expeditions? For what purpose are these artifacts taken? Should they be taken? Compare and contrast a real expedition with the Whittlesey expedition discussed in this novel. For example, compare the Whittlesey expedition with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Discuss the details of each, what the explorers hoped to find, and what the end result was. What did each of these expeditions do for civilization?

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