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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, He Who Walks On All Fours: Chapters 49-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Smithback claim he likes the Museum of Natural History's library carrels in Chapter 27?
(a) He can hide, study stolen documents, or sleep.
(b) They are cozy and promote conversation.
(c) He can spread out the many books he uses for research.
(d) They are big and roomy.

2. What delays the help Beauregard calls for in Chapter 22?
(a) It is a joke.
(b) Everyone is busy.
(c) The curfew has sent everyone home.
(d) No one believes him.

3. Who calls Margo in Chapter 11 that leaves her emotionally drained and upset?
(a) Dr. Frock.
(b) Her friend, Jan.
(c) Smithback.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does D'Agosta want to do as the guests arrive that Coffey overrules in Chapter 42?
(a) Search for poisoned appetizers.
(b) Search for dead bodies.
(c) Search for the killer.
(d) Search for weapons.

5. Who do D'Agosta and Pendergast wait to see in the opening paragraphs of Chapter 16?
(a) Dr. Cuthbert, curator of the Superstition Exhibit.
(b) Dr. Frock, director of anthropology.
(c) Mrs. Rickman, the public relations director.
(d) Dr. Wright, the director of the museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What politician did Dr. Wright go to college with as revealed in Chapter 34?

2. In Chapter 51, Pendergast tells D'Agosta to aim at what part of the creature's body in hopes of killing it?

3. Who is Ven?

4. Where is Smithback during the panic that takes place inside the Superstition Exhibition?

5. Where did the Whittlesey expedition take place?

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