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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reasons does Pendergast give that the killer is human?
(a) The intelligence with which the killer kills.
(b) The microscopic evidence left at the scene.
(c) The location of the killings.
(d) The precision with which the killer removes the hypothalamus.

2. What evidence does Pendergast present that the killer is eating the hypothalamus gland of his victims?
(a) The missing gland.
(b) Bite marks and oral blood.
(c) Salt and pepper on the other parts of the brain.
(d) Bite marks and saliva.

3. Why does George Moriarty remain late in his office in Chapter 33?
(a) He is trapped by noises in a closet that he thinks might be the killer.
(b) He is reading an interesting article on ancient religions.
(c) He is trying to compose a email to Margo to ask her out.
(d) He is working on last minute classifications for the exhibit.

4. In Chapter 58, Margo and Pendergast hear survivors in what room?
(a) Director's office.
(b) Security Command.
(c) Central Computer.
(d) Employee break room.

5. In Chapter 62, what reason does Dr. Frock give for not being allowed to autopsy the creature?
(a) He cannot perform autopsies from his wheelchair.
(b) Margo refused to assist him.
(c) The FBI took the body away.
(d) The medical examiner refused to allow him to use the proper facilities.

6. According to Whittlesey's journal, what was the old native woman upset about?
(a) Whittlesey stole the last of her food.
(b) Whittlesey ruined the flowerbeds outside her hut.
(c) Whittlesey took the devil, Mbwun, in his crate.
(d) Whittlesey killed her husband.

7. How did the Whittlesey Expedition get to the upper reaches of the Xingu as described in Whittlesey's journal?
(a) By boat.
(b) Helicopter.
(c) On foot.
(d) Jeep.

8. How many security doors closed when the computer system malfunctioned?
(a) Only the one on the front entrance.
(b) All of them.
(c) Three out of five sections.
(d) Two out of five sections.

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

10. Where did the Whittlesey expedition take place?
(a) Upper Xingu River System.
(b) Caqueta region.
(c) Kalahari Desert.
(d) Guaviare plain.

11. What amusing program does the computer programmer show the police officer guarding the computer room in Chapter 42?
(a) Multiplying bugs that eventually eat one another.
(b) Multiplying bugs that explode.
(c) Mummies multiplying and then exploding.
(d) Mummies exploring the words on the screen.

12. In Chapter 61, how much does D'Agosta pay a passerby to call the fire department in order to rescue him and his group?
(a) Fifty bucks.
(b) Eighty bucks.
(c) Twenty-five bucks.
(d) One hundred bucks.

13. What is the name of the museum curator who began the curating of the Whittlesey crates in 1988?
(a) Mike Thompson.
(b) Edward Maxwell.
(c) Gregory Kawakita.
(d) Hugo Montague.

14. What did the Kothoga do to receive the gift of the Mbwun from the devil?
(a) Kill and eat their enemies.
(b) Kill and eat mercenaries.
(c) Kill and eat their children.
(d) Kill and eat a rival tribe.

15. Why can Coffey's team not stop the descent of the security door in Chapter 46?
(a) The main terminal is down, causing the doors to shut automatically.
(b) The security guard in charge of the doors has gone rogue.
(c) The killer has taken over the controls.
(d) The electricity is down causing the doors to shut automatically.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 62, for what reason is the plant, posthumously named Liliceae mbwunensis, thought to be extinct?

2. In Chapter 62, to what rank is it revealed that D'Agosta was promoted to?

3. How many cells is the Museum of Natural History divided into by security gates?

4. What damage does the gun fire in the computer room do that affects the entire museum?

5. What does Maxwell find on September 15 that Whittlesey remarks about in his journal?

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