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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where and when does the second chapter take place?
(a) London, 1987.
(b) The Amazon, 1986.
(c) Brazil, 1988.
(d) New York, 1995.

2. Why does the guard at the Superstition Exhibit hall door turn Margo away in Chapter 20?
(a) The exhibit is sealed until the opening night party.
(b) The exhibit is under construction.
(c) The exhibit is not in her scientific specialty.
(d) The exhibit is too dangerous to allow anyone to walk through.

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

4. What has caused the cargo for the museum to be delayed?
(a) Illegal contents.
(b) Too large to ship.
(c) A customs problem.
(d) No one to pay the bill.

5. What does Dr. Frock tell Margo the Ki tribe once used to treat headaches in Chapter 6?
(a) Aloe.
(b) Tree bark.
(c) Poppy seeds.
(d) Poison ivy.

6. What does Margo see in the Superstition Exhibition that makes her think Dr. Frock is right about it being purely for entertainment?
(a) Recorded spooky sounds.
(b) Special lighting.
(c) Strobe lights.
(d) Items for sale.

7. To whom does Whittlesey write a letter before sending his crates away?
(a) Maxwell.
(b) Montague.
(c) Crocker.
(d) Cuthbert.

8. Why does Margo accompany Dr. Frock into the basement in Chapter 17?
(a) To visit with Dr. Cuthbert.
(b) To visit with D'Agosta.
(c) To visit with Mrs. Rickman.
(d) To visit with Pendergast.

9. What does Kothoga mean?
(a) Animal people.
(b) Death men.
(c) Devil's children.
(d) Shadow people.

10. Where did Whittlesey find the Mbwun figure?
(a) In a tree.
(b) On the ground under some old vegetation.
(c) Around the neck of a native guide.
(d) In an isolated hut.

11. Who joins Margo in the herbarium in Chapter 15, helping her distract the curator so that she might collect what she needs?
(a) Dr. Frock.
(b) William Smithback Jr.
(c) Gregory Kawakita.
(d) FBI Agent Pendergast.

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

13. What DNA other than human is found to exist inside the claw found in the chest of one of the young victims of the museum killer?
(a) African Gecko.
(b) North American Gecko.
(c) Turkish Gecko.
(d) Australian Gecko.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Margo call Greg Kawakita in Chapter 20?

3. What do scientists think the Mbwun figure was used for by the Kothoga Indians?

4. What meal does D'Agosta wish he did not have before attending the autopsy of the two children found dead in the museum?

5. What is the name of the new exhibit being developed for the museum?

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