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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the one person who escaped a close encounter with Mbwun?
(a) Daniel Placart.
(b) Ian Cuthbert.
(c) Vincent D'Agosta.
(d) Margo Green.

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

4. What time are the valves to be opened at the Water Authority?
(a) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 8:30 p.m.
(d) 11:00 p.m.

5. What are the Wrinklers doing in the Crystal Pavilion when Margo looks down on them in horror?
(a) Eating.
(b) Transforming.
(c) Mating.
(d) Chanting.

6. What happened to Jumbo, P.T. Barnum's elephant?
(a) He was killed by an angry mob.
(b) He was strangled with the chain that held him.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He was hit by a freight train.

7. What is thrown at the officers in Chapter 46?
(a) Buckets of urine.
(b) Dead rats.
(c) Pipes.
(d) Rocks.

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

9. How long did the Crown Heights riot last a few years before?
(a) Six hours.
(b) A week.
(c) Twenty-two hours.
(d) Three days.

10. What time is the drainage sequence scheduled for initiation?
(a) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 8:45 p.m.

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

12. What does Margo do to discover what Greg was doing in the burned out warehouse?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) She sketches the setup.
(c) She collects samples of ash.
(d) She gathers his belongings.

13. In Chapter 51, where does Mephisto say he was wounded?
(a) In the behind.
(b) In a suicide bombing.
(c) In a shootout with the police at Ruby Ridge.
(d) In the Iron Triangle.

14. On what team are Donovan and Snow?
(a) Team Alpha.
(b) Team Delta.
(c) Team Gamma.
(d) Team Beta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Masters' shout into the bullhorn remind Hayward?

2. Why does Pendergast believe the creatures spared their lives?

3. What title does Mephisto suggest for his sarcastic jab at Smithback's writing?

4. What power does the shaman believe he harnessed from the lilies?

5. What does Margo do with the charred notebook?

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