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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Stumpiniceps troglodytes?
(a) An oceanic bottom-feeder of the Carboniferous period.
(b) A rodent, much like a mouse, from the Carboniferous period.
(c) A tree-dwelling serpent from the Triassic period.
(d) A small, odoriferous reptile of the Cretaceous period.

2. What coats the staircase down to the lower level of the tunnels?
(a) Rust.
(b) Paint.
(c) Lime.
(d) Lichens.

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

4. Whose body was found in the basement of the brownstone?
(a) Hank Jasper.
(b) Vinnie.
(c) Curly Braddock.
(d) Greg Kawakita.

5. Where did Pamela expect to begin working?
(a) At an AIDS hospice.
(b) With her mother's company.
(c) For a local newspaper.
(d) At a DNA laboratory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stench does D'Agosta try to dilute with the plume of smoke?

2. In Chapter 11, who leads the group through the tunnel?

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

4. Where do Smithback and Margo have drinks after he runs into her while she is jogging?

5. What is Pendergast's place of residence called?

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