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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Museum of Unnatural History: Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Pendergast suggest Dr. Wright is obstructing the murder investigation?
(a) Not returning phone calls, being late to appointments, and not making staff easily accessible.
(b) Instructing staff to answer questions posed by officers incorrectly.
(c) Not answering phone calls, not closing the museum down, and cancelling the Superstition party.
(d) Refusing to allow police access to all areas of the museum.

2. What is wrong with Charlie Prine when Margo sees him? Why?
(a) He is sick because he found two dead bodies.
(b) He is under arrest for murder.
(c) He is under arrest for stealing from the museum.
(d) He is sick because he has the flu that has been going around.

3. Why does Pendergast call Dr. Cuthbert down to the Secure Area in Chapter 17?
(a) To show them the Siberian eggs.
(b) To show them the Mbwun figure.
(c) To show them the entire storage area.
(d) To show them the Whittlesey crates.

4. What does the medical examiner find inside the chest of one of the young victims of the museum murders?
(a) A knife.
(b) A claw.
(c) A fingernail.
(d) A museum artifact.

5. What does Whittlesey see on the dead body on the trial before him that tells him it is human?
(a) A pair of jeans.
(b) A khaki shirt.
(c) A gun.
(d) A pair of leather boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kothoga mean?

2. In what part of the museum is Margo Green's office located?

3. What did D'Agosta learn about Pendergast's past that he is not sure he believes?

4. What does Whittlesey notice about the local vegetation at the site of the hut where the Mbwun was found?

5. Who is Ven?

(see the answer key)

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