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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the Whittlesey crates to get from the Amazon to the Museum?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two and a half years.

2. In Chapter 53, who helps D'Agosta lock a door against the creature?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Smithback.
(c) The governor.
(d) Cuthbert.

3. How long does Margo tell Pendergast she and Dr. Frock believe the creature has lived in the museum?
(a) A short time, only a few weeks.
(b) A short time, only a matter of days.
(c) A long time, possibly five years.
(d) A long time, possibly since the museum was rebuilt in 1911.

4. Where does Pendergast shoot the killer in Chapter 46?
(a) The belly.
(b) The leg.
(c) The head.
(d) The shoulder.

5. What is unusual about Moriarty's watch?
(a) It is a gift from the mayor of New York.
(b) It is a sundial.
(c) It is a pocket watch.
(d) It is a Rolex.

6. What happened to the crew of the Strella de Venezuela?
(a) They all died of dysentery.
(b) They mutinied.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They were killed the same way as the victims of the museum murders.

7. In Chapter 51, Pendergast tells D'Agosta to aim at what part of the creature's body in hopes of killing it?
(a) The legs.
(b) The body, the chest or abdomen.
(c) The arms.
(d) The head.

8. Why does Smithback claim he likes the Museum of Natural History's library carrels in Chapter 27?
(a) He can spread out the many books he uses for research.
(b) They are cozy and promote conversation.
(c) He can hide, study stolen documents, or sleep.
(d) They are big and roomy.

9. Who does Dr. Frock turn to to ask for help in clearing out the party in Chapter 43?
(a) Dr. Wright.
(b) Gregory Kawakita.
(c) William Smithback.
(d) Spenser Coffey.

10. How is Ippolito killed in Chapter 48?
(a) The killer murders him as he attempts to check the safety of the stairwell.
(b) He falls down the stairs.
(c) The killer grabs him as he attempts to walk through the Superstition Exhibition.
(d) A panicked party goer knifes him.

11. What does the old woman, according to Whittlesey's journal, warn will happen if Whittlesey takes Mbwun home with him?
(a) He will live a long and productive life, but those around him will die.
(b) He will die a terrible death.
(c) He will bring death on his people.
(d) He will be a slave to the devil.

12. In Chapter 58, Margo and Pendergast attempt to find a long, straight corridor to confront the creature for what reason?
(a) So they can see it run.
(b) So they can stop the creature's forward locomotion.
(c) So they might have more time to kill the creature.
(d) So they can study it before it attacks.

13. For what did Pendergast have Dr. Frock search the accession database?
(a) Artifacts they might use against the killer.
(b) Artifacts the killer might be interested in.
(c) More crates related to the Whittlesey expedition.
(d) Artifacts similar to the claw used in the murders.

14. How does Moriarty recover the information on the removal of Whittlesey's journal?
(a) By accessing the accession database.
(b) By calling security.
(c) By tracing the initials on the original record.
(d) By accessing the backup tapes on the computer system.

15. In what city were the Whittlesey crates delayed en route to New York?
(a) Miami.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the museum curator who began the curating of the Whittlesey crates in 1988?

2. What evidence does Pendergast present that the killer is eating the hypothalamus gland of his victims?

3. What causes panic in the stairwell as D'Agosta attempts to lead a group of survivors into the basement of the museum in Chapter 51?

4. In Chapter 62, what reason does Dr. Frock give for not being allowed to autopsy the creature?

5. What does the commander of the SWAT team tell Coffey is his priority once inside the museum?

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