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

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

3. What does Margo do with the charred notebook?
(a) Throws it away.
(b) Crumbles it into ash accidentally.
(c) Puts it in a Ziploc bag.
(d) Slowly reads through it.

4. What kind of kit does Pendergast take with him into the tunnels?
(a) A pocket disguise kit.
(b) A bomb kit.
(c) A shaving kit.
(d) A gun cleaning kit.

5. Who carries the pyros?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Campion.
(d) Donovan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Margo and D'Agosta come to what conclusion about Greg's motivations in taking the drug himself?

3. What does Margo do to discover what Greg was doing in the burned out warehouse?

4. Where is it believed that Kawakita's test subjects now live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What starts the riots during the Take Back Our City March? Is this the fault of Mrs. Wisher, the police, or the homeless? Cite examples to support your argument.

4. What does the Navy SEALs involvement tell you about the seriousness of the matter?

5. How does Pendergast use his shocking albinism to "blend in" with the outcasts of society in the tunnels? What other methods does he employ, and how is he successful?

6. What do you think the symbols Pendergast discovered, which translate to a description of a Japanese tea room, mean to the creatures?

7. What does Margo discover in the remains of the laboratory that puts her in a momentary stupor? What does this discovery mean overall?

8. Of what is the subway massacre the first definitive indication? What does this mean to the investigation?

9. What purpose does the scene with the Navy SEALs have?

10. 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?

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