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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 weapon does Pendergast prepare before they set the charges in the Bottleneck?

2. What happened to the one mouse that survived the mouse battle, though badly injured?

3. What do they symbols carved into the hut mean?

4. What is the purpose of the moles' banging on the pipes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mephisto's letter given to Margo for delivery tell you about Mephisto?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do you think are Pendergast's true intentions in bringing Mephisto along on the mission to the Crystal Palace?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Here there be monsters." Given the context of this statement, humans feared the unknown and unknowable since the beginning of time. Other than the obvious, how does this quote apply to this book. Look beyond the Wrinklers and cite examples from the text to support your explanation.

Essay Topic 2

Though Dr. Brambell and Dr. Frock disagree often, they do agree on one thing: the skeletons show obvious signs of teeth marks. Compare/contrast their first theories on the teeth marks in the bone, how they got there, and what type of animal might have left them. What do you think is the true source of their contention?

Essay Topic 3

Frock is unmasked as the shaman, the man behind the propagation of the Wrinklers. Why is this such a shock to the people trying to stop the Wrinklers? In hindsight, does it make sense? What reasoning does Frock give for his transgressions? Do you feel he has a valid point, or do you think he's simply another drug addict? Why?

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