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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. What is significant about the Mbwun figure?
(a) It represents a figure important to Kothoga mythology.
(b) It contains the secret of the Kothoga.
(c) It is made of pure gold.
(d) It contains the secrets of the jungle.

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

3. What relative of Margo's died in the weeks before the opening of the main plot of the novel?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. What mistake does security guard Eric Norris make at the crime scene in Chapter 14?
(a) Moves the body.
(b) Vomits on evidence.
(c) Steps in blood.
(d) Calls the police belatedly.

5. Why does Beauregard call for help when he hears a noise in the Superstition Exhibit?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) He wants to show off his bravery.
(c) Procedure.
(d) Orders from Cuthbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bailey Smith think is the origin of the Museum Beast?

2. What does Kothoga mean?

3. What happened to the original Museum of Natural History in 1911?

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

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

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