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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. What is Frock's reasoning for dismissing Margo's theory about the killings?
(a) It goes directly against evolutionary theory.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) It is too farfetched.
(d) He hasn't had a chance to review her scientific analysis.

2. What program did Greg develop that were key in identifying and stopping Mbwun?
(a) MTHFR genetic anomoly.
(b) The skip-sequence-skip program.
(c) DNA sequencing.
(d) Genetic extrapolation.

3. What does Hayward tell Waxie and D'Agosta to watch for in the lower level?
(a) That they avoid the third rail.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) That they don't step in feces.
(d) That they don't get piped.

4. What does Billy Trumbull do to escape his pursuers?
(a) Commits suicide.
(b) Shoots them.
(c) Outruns them.
(d) Hides beneath the train.

5. On what was the Mbwun plant derivative tested?
(a) Blue-green algae.
(b) Lab mice.
(c) E. coli bacteria.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pamela Wisher's boyfriend?

2. What does Pendergast say is the largest inhabited region on earth that remains unmapped?

3. Why does Margo visit the 27th Precinct House in Chapter 19?

4. What is the name of the curator for the New York Museum of Natural History?

5. What did Margo discover Greg's lab setup was for?

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