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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Pendergast prepare before they set the charges in the Bottleneck?
(a) Grenade launcher.
(b) Pipe bomb.
(c) .22 calibur gun.
(d) Flamethrower.

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

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

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

5. Who is the head of the NYPD's Tactical Response Unit?
(a) Horlocker.
(b) Masters.
(c) Hausmann.
(d) Milner.

6. What astonishing theory does Margo come up with about the Mbwun?
(a) That it was once human.
(b) That it was once close friends with a museum employee.
(c) That it wasn't a resident of the Amazon.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

7. Why is it believed the creatures live in the deepest recesses of the tunnel?
(a) All of the answers are incorrect.
(b) They feel at home underground.
(c) They shun light.
(d) The stifling atmosphere reminds them of the Amazon.

8. What does Pendergast say is the creature's gathering point?
(a) The Knickerbocker Hotel.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Grand Central Station.
(d) The Crystal Pavilion.

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

10. 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 wanted to live 50 percent longer.
(c) He wanted to be rich.
(d) He was arrogant.

11. What are NVDs?
(a) Night vision devices.
(b) Necro vision devices.
(c) Near velocity devices.
(d) Night vermin detectors.

12. What did Margo discover Greg's lab setup was for?
(a) Synthesizing vitamin D.
(b) Creating methamphetamine.
(c) Curing cancer.
(d) Creating a new, potent psychotropic drug.

13. How long is the dump of a hundred million gallons of water expected to take?
(a) Eight minutes.
(b) Four days.
(c) Thirty-six hours.
(d) Two hours.

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

15. What happened to the original plant fibers after the Museum Beast was killed?
(a) The CDC confiscated and destroyed them.
(b) The FBI confiscated and destroyed them.
(c) No one knows.
(d) The CIA confiscated and cultivated them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Waxie call D'Agosta and Hayward to his office in Chapter 30?

2. What time is the drainage sequence scheduled for initiation?

3. What disturbs Margo about the events taking place in the gun locker with Pendergast, Mephisto, and D'Agosta?

4. During what event did the creatures abstain from killing?

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

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