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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To what does D'Agosta compare the Chief's office?
(a) The Oval Office.
(b) A public secretary's office.
(c) A suburban steakhouse trying to go upscale.
(d) A gaudy harem den.
2. How many people are in Linnaeus Hall for the presentation of the evidence gleaned from the Bitterman autopsy?
(a) Seven.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) One hundred and ten.
3. Where do Smithback and Margo have drinks after he runs into her while she is jogging?
(a) The Rainbow Room.
(b) Café des Artistes.
(c) Hard Rock Cafe.
(d) Four Seasons.
4. What does the waiter bring to Margo and Smithback along with their drinks in Chapter 15?
(a) A bowl of peanuts.
(b) A bowl of filberts.
(c) A bowl of crackers.
(d) A bowl of popcorn.
5. What is Pendergast's place of residence called?
(a) Main Street.
(b) The Berkshire.
(c) The Dakota.
(d) Home Sweet Home.
6. What or who are Pendergast and D'Agosta looking for in the tunnels in Chapter 22?
(a) The latest victim's head.
(b) A translation of the phrase "Cui ci sono dei monstri".
(c) Mephisto.
(d) The murderer or murderers.
7. In what bar does Smithback make his phone call in Chapter 6?
(a) The Cat's Paw.
(b) The Cat's Eye.
(c) The Cat-O-Nine Bar.
(d) The Cat's Meow.
8. What does Smithback's informant say his name is?
(a) Tail Gunner.
(b) Mephisto.
(c) Trail Blazer.
(d) Goose.
9. What has Margo begun to carry in her purse?
(a) Mace.
(b) An emergency credit card.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) A pistol.
10. What question does Pendergast ask D'Agosta when they see the squatters' fire in the tunnel?
(a) "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"
(b) "You want the ones on the left or the ones on the right?"
(c) "How many fingers do you see?"
(d) "Could this be the break we're looking for?"
11. What does Nick Bitterman proclaim August seventh to be?
(a) All of the answers are incorrect.
(b) The BEST day.
(c) Tanya Schmidt day.
(d) Lovers' holiday.
12. What do the police believe caused the marks found on Pamela's skeleton?
(a) Disease.
(b) A saw.
(c) Teeth.
(d) A knife.
13. What metaphor is used to describe the Reservoir in Chapter 16?
(a) It was a sheet of beaten gold.
(b) It was a mirror of deep reflection.
(c) It was a shimmering ribbon of sequins.
(d) It was a slightly curved smile on the face of New York.
14. What color is the powder that the mystery man in Chapter 8 mixes with water?
(a) Cyan.
(b) Sulfur yellow.
(c) Light jade.
(d) Vermilion.
15. What is the name of the curator for the New York Museum of Natural History?
(a) Bill Smithback.
(b) Simon Brambell.
(c) Margo Green.
(d) Olivia Meriam.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is blastomycosis?
2. What does the trio find in the cubby where the second headless body was found?
3. What is the Devil's Attic?
4. Which two characters in Chapter 12 detest each other?
5. What coats the staircase down to the lower level of the tunnels?
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