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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Superstition Exhibition: Chapters 21-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much force does the coroner's office suggest it would require to create the lacerations on the security guard's body in one stroke?
(a) The average strength of a human female.
(b) Twice what a human male can achieve.
(c) The average strength of a human male.
(d) Four times what a human male can achieve.

3. Where were the red-haired child and his older brother, Billy, supposed to meet their parents after visiting the Museum of Natural History?
(a) The gift shop.
(b) At home.
(c) At grandmother's.
(d) The front steps.

4. Why does Margo not tell the security guard about the noise and the smell she experienced in the Superstition Exhibit hall?
(a) She wants to forget it ever happened.
(b) He might think she is crazy.
(c) She does not want him to know she was in there.
(d) He already knew about it.

5. What does the security guard tell the red headed child not to touch in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The paintings.
(b) The Indian artifacts.
(c) The elephants.
(d) The lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beauregard call for help when he hears a noise in the Superstition Exhibit?

2. What has caused the cargo for the museum to be delayed?

3. What happens to D'Agosta at the crime scene in Chapter 14 that has not happened to him in more than twenty years of police work?

4. Why do the authors discuss the growing odd behavior of visitors to the museum and the employees of the museum in Chapter 24?

5. What event does Pendergast suggest might have to be postponed during the investigation?

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