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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Museum of Unnatural History: Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ippolito believe the killer would not have gone away from the crime scene toward the corridor leading to the secure area?
(a) The corridor only goes into the basement.
(b) The corridor is blocked by flood debris.
(c) The corridor ends in a deadend.
(d) The corridor can only be accessed by a security card.

2. What DNA other than human is found to exist inside the claw found in the chest of one of the young victims of the museum killer?
(a) Australian Gecko.
(b) African Gecko.
(c) Turkish Gecko.
(d) North American Gecko.

3. In what way does Pendergast suggest Dr. Wright is obstructing the murder investigation?
(a) Not answering phone calls, not closing the museum down, and cancelling the Superstition party.
(b) Instructing staff to answer questions posed by officers incorrectly.
(c) Not returning phone calls, being late to appointments, and not making staff easily accessible.
(d) Refusing to allow police access to all areas of the museum.

4. What piece of jewelry does Whittlesey consider his talisman?
(a) A gold encassed bullet.
(b) A gold and a silver arrow.
(c) A gold wedding band.
(d) A woman's locket.

5. Where is Whittlesey's Expedition taking place?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) Egypt.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the Mbwun figure?

2. Why does Pendergast call Dr. Cuthbert down to the Secure Area in Chapter 17?

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

4. To what literary work does Whittlesey compare the place where he expects to find the Kothoga people?

5. What happens to D'Agosta at the crime scene in Chapter 14 that has not happened to him in more than twenty years of police work?

(see the answer key)

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