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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapers 40 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mrs. Wisher's candlelight vigil taking place?
(a) In front of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
(b) At the Empire State Building.
(c) In front of the police station.
(d) In Central Park.

2. What color is the powder that the mystery man in Chapter 8 mixes with water?
(a) Light jade.
(b) Cyan.
(c) Vermilion.
(d) Sulfur yellow.

3. What is the Pitti Palace?
(a) A Chinese restaurant.
(b) Home of Augustian royalty.
(c) An art museum.
(d) A dance club.

4. What does Mephisto call rats?
(a) The other white meat.
(b) Vermin.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Track rabbits.

5. Why is it believed the creatures live in the deepest recesses of the tunnel?
(a) They shun light.
(b) All of the answers are incorrect.
(c) They feel at home underground.
(d) The stifling atmosphere reminds them of the Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname has Smitback given to Margo in Chapter 15?

2. What confidential piece of information does Smithback reveal to Margo that he knows about the two bodies from the river?

3. What or who are Pendergast and D'Agosta looking for in the tunnels in Chapter 22?

4. Miller tells his forces to move the moles out like what?

5. What do Nick and Tanya do with their champagne glasses once they are empty?

(see the answer key)

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