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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does the disembodied voice in the tunnel give Smithback?
(a) Collector of pain.
(b) Newsman.
(c) Writer.
(d) Scriblerian.

2. To what type of philosophy is the following phrase attributed? "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
(a) Freudian.
(b) Holmesian.
(c) Platonian.
(d) Jungian.

3. On which floor does Mrs. Wisher live?
(a) Twentieth floor.
(b) Second floor.
(c) Eighteenth floor.
(d) Eleventh floor.

4. What is blastomycosis?
(a) An explosion of broken glass.
(b) A stage in the growth of a zygote.
(c) A rare cancer.
(d) A fungal infection.

5. How does the pool secretary describe the clothing that Smithback's informant was wearing?
(a) Rags.
(b) Preppy.
(c) Neat as a pin.
(d) A shroud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ever-present threat in the tunnels?

2. What were the killings called that Dr. Frock and Margo solved in the prequel to "Reliquary"?

3. What story won Smithback great accolades?

4. What label did Smithback give Pamela Wisher?

5. Which character had a crush on Smithback?

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