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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Margo and D'Agosta come to what conclusion about Greg's motivations in taking the drug himself?
(a) He wanted to live 50 percent longer.
(b) He wanted to be famous.
(c) He wanted to be rich.
(d) He was arrogant.

2. What is the name of the Museum scientist who disappeared in the Amazon ten years earlier?
(a) Jonathan Weekly.
(b) Julian Whittlesey.
(c) James Walker.
(d) Jacques Whitesides.

3. Why does Pendergast believe the creatures spared their lives?
(a) To cure them.
(b) To turn them into creatures.
(c) To become part of the ceremony.
(d) To save for later meals.

4. Where is Pendergast's map?
(a) Memorized in his head.
(b) Drawn on the inside of his cammos.
(c) Drawn on his hand.
(d) Secured in a waterproof pocket.

5. What title does Mephisto suggest for his sarcastic jab at Smithback's writing?
(a) Wrinklers Abound.
(b) He doesn't suggest a title.
(c) The Mephistiad.
(d) The Long Dark Day.

6. What does Mephisto ask Margo to do in the event of his death?
(a) Give his wife a message.
(b) Examine his bones.
(c) Write his biography.
(d) Deliver an envelope.

7. What does Donovan tell Snow not to shoot?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Him.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rats.

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

9. What is Waxie's suggestion to kill the creatures?
(a) Methane gas.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Electrocution.
(d) Starvation.

10. What does Pendergast say would be foolish if he is gone more than 72 hours?
(a) The assumption that he is dead.
(b) A sting operation.
(c) A rescue mission.
(d) A funeral.

11. What does Miller do when caught in the crowd of moles?
(a) Hides in a cubby.
(b) Shoots to kill.
(c) Releases tear gas.
(d) Runs away from protection.

12. What weapon is given to Smithback as the group proceeds to set the charges in the Bottleneck?
(a) AK-47.
(b) M-79.
(c) M-16.
(d) 16-gauge.

13. What is the blue-foot Psilocybe?
(a) A rare form of goose.
(b) A potent hallucinogenic mushroom.
(c) A Russian monkey.
(d) An extinct Amazonian parrot.

14. What is the name of the sole survivor of the subway massacre?
(a) Billy Trumbull.
(b) Jim Kolb.
(c) Alberta Muñoz.
(d) Antoinette Rucker.

15. During what event did the creatures abstain from killing?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Full moon.
(c) Solar eclipse.
(d) Temperatures under 83 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the FBI agent on duty in the Armory Division reading?

2. The man Hayward rescued in the tunnels is whose son?

3. What is the purpose of the moles' banging on the pipes?

4. Where does Pendergast tell D'Agosta he must go after the fiasco of Jeffery's interview?

5. How long did the Crown Heights riot last a few years before?

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