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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 does D'Agosta discover Hayward doing in the storage room?
2. What do Nick and Tanya do with their champagne glasses once they are empty?
3. How does the pool secretary describe the clothing that Smithback's informant was wearing?
4. What kind of tests were run on the two skeletons found in the river?
5. Whose body was found in the basement of the brownstone?
Short Essay Questions
1. Waxie is a misogynist. What does his presence add to the story, and how does that contribute to the overall storyline?
2. What are the repercussions of the $100,000 reward posted by Bill Smithback and the Post?
3. Does the existence of an underground "clan" seem plausible? What do you think is their purpose in the story?
4. Why do you think people of so many disciplines are called in to examine the two skeletons found in the river?
5. Do you think that Bill Smithback would do anything to get the exclusive on a murder investigation? Why or why not? Do his tactics seem moral or sensationa? Why?
6. What is the basic precept of Frock's theory of fractal evolution? How would it apply to the events taking place in the story?
7. Why do you think the author mentions his previous book, "Relic"?
8. What does Pendergast reveal about Hayward? How does Hayward feel about this revelation? How does D'Agosta feel about this revelation?
9. Why does Hayward say the tunnels are dangerous? Cite examples from the text.
10. Who is the homeless man who invades D'Agosta's office, and what is his reason for being there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The underground tunnels are a huge part of this story. What kind of mood do the tunnels create? Are they sufficiently creepy for a novel of this genre? Do you think the tunnels and the state of the inhabitants is a statement on the condition of New York City and its inhabitants? Why do you think the author expresses such cynicism through his homeless characters?
Essay Topic 2
Margo went through a terrifying experience only eighteen months before this newest horror comes to light. The book gives the reader some insight into Margo before and after the Museum Beast experience. How has Margo changed, both physically and mentally?
Essay Topic 3
Review Margo's theory of infection and how the reovirus affects its host once ingested. What seems plausible about her theory, as it applies to Mbwun and the characters like it? What seems implausible? Can you think of an alternate theory?
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