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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What title does Mephisto suggest for his sarcastic jab at Smithback's writing?
2. What is the blue-foot Psilocybe?
3. What does Margo believe is necessary to release the drug into the ecosystem?
4. How long is the dump of a hundred million gallons of water expected to take?
5. Where does Pendergast tell D'Agosta he must go after the fiasco of Jeffery's interview?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think that Bill Smithback is being used by Anette Wisher as a tool to carry out her own plans? Why do you think so? Cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
2. Of what is the subway massacre the first definitive indication? What does this mean to the investigation?
3. Pendergast seems uninterested in the "patterns" revealed by the data comparisons done by computer. There is one that interests him, however. What is that pattern and how might it prove useful to the investigation?
4. What is the true nature of the ritual Kawakita established among the Wrinklers?
5. What would be the far-reaching effects of drowning the Wrinklers in the manner mentioned in Chapter 40?
6. What does Mephisto's letter given to Margo for delivery tell you about Mephisto?
7. What purpose does the scene with the Navy SEALs have?
8. One of the subway passengers chooses suicide over being at the mercy of his attackers. What does this indicate to you about the attackers?
9. Why do you think the creatures abduct the group determined to destroy them instead of killing them like they have everyone else?
10. What do you think the symbols Pendergast discovered, which translate to a description of a Japanese tea room, mean to the creatures?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The officers leading this investigation seems simple, weak, demanding and lazy. What point do you think the author was trying to bring across with such characters? Is he making a statement on police leaders in general, or do you think he is trying to make his other characters seem stronger?
Essay Topic 2
The end of the book is not truly an end. Though the reader gives some hint of resolution, there are still open questions. Why do you think the author did this?
Essay Topic 3
Margo, Pendergast, and D'Agosta discovered the Mbwun lily growing in the Reservoir. Their fear is suddenly magnified by this discovery. What causes their fear? What do they believe will happen, and how do they think this event will come to fruition?
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