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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hut Pendergast observes consists of what building material?
(a) Human skulls.
(b) Timbers.
(c) An unidentifiable gemstone.
(d) Stucco.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What astonishing theory does Margo come up with about the Mbwun?

2. Who is the head of the NYPD's Tactical Response Unit?

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

4. What happened to the original plant fibers after the Museum Beast was killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the creatures abduct the group determined to destroy them instead of killing them like they have everyone else?

2. What is the true reason Kawakita was synthesizing Vitamin D? Do you believe he saw his own end coming and knew what he must do, or do you think it was simply an instinctive move?

3. One of the subway passengers chooses suicide over being at the mercy of his attackers. What does this indicate to you about the attackers?

4. What is the true nature of the ritual Kawakita established among the Wrinklers?

5. How does Margo plan to figure out what Greg had been doing in his warehouse laboratory?

6. What purpose might hallucinogenic mushrooms serve in the ceremony that Kawakita established?

7. Why might the huge amount of firepower carried by D'Agosta, Pendergast, and Mephisto be ineffective against the creatures?

8. Do you think Waxie was too hasty in naming Jeffery as the serial killer? What reason might Waxie have for such a hasty conclusion?

9. What are the side effects of "glaze"? What might such side effects do to a person's psyche?

10. Why are the police so eager to get the matter concluded hastily without taking the time to analyze all possibilities first?

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