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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Museum of Unnatural Mystery: Chapters 10-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of jewelry does Whittlesey consider his talisman?
(a) A gold and a silver arrow.
(b) A woman's locket.
(c) A gold wedding band.
(d) A gold encassed bullet.

2. Why does Rickman refuse to allow Smithback to write about the Gilborg expedition?
(a) It has nothing to do with the museum.
(b) It was unsuccessful.
(c) It has nothing to do with the Superstition Exhibition.
(d) It is too controversial.

3. Who is Callisto?
(a) A Roman mythical woman who was suddenly transformed into a monster.
(b) A Greek goddess.
(c) A Greek mythical woman who was suddenly transformed into a wild creature.
(d) A Roman goddess.

4. Why is Pendergast at the crime scene in Chapter 14?
(a) He is investigating a similar set of murders in New Orleans several years before.
(b) He was sent for by the director of the museum.
(c) He was sent by Washington D.C. to investigate.
(d) He is curious about animalistic killings.

5. Who has control over the content of William Smithback's writing at the Museum of Natural History?
(a) Dr. Frock, Museum Curator.
(b) Lavinia Rickman, Public Relations Officer.
(c) Dr. Cuthbert, Museum Curator.
(d) Dr. Wright, Museum Director.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relative of Margo's died in the weeks before the opening of the main plot of the novel?

2. What does Dr. Frock tell Margo the Ki tribe once used to treat headaches in Chapter 6?

3. Who finds being locked in the break room of the museum in Chapter 4 outrageous?

4. To whom does Whittlesey write a letter before sending his crates away?

5. Why does the red-haired kid follow his brother, Billy, into a dark, cavernous room?

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