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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) A guest mistakes another guest for the creature.
(b) D'Agosta fires his pistol at a distraught guest.
(c) Officer Bailey fires his shotgun at the creature.
(d) Smithback tells the story of the museum beast.

3. In Chapter 62, how many toes does Dr. Frock point out the creature had?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. In Chapter 62, whose body's does Pendergast reveal were found in the creature's lair?
(a) Dr. Whittlesey and several homeless people.
(b) Dr. Wright and Mrs. Rickman.
(c) Moriarty and Cuthbert.
(d) Moriarty and several homeless people.

5. Who has the Whittlesey journal?
(a) Frock.
(b) Wright.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Rickman.

6. To whom does Coffey speak to in chapter 52 in an effort to force D'Agosta to move everyone back into the Hall of the Heavens?
(a) Officer Bailey.
(b) Smithback.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The governor.

7. What item of Dr. Whittlesey's was found in the creature's lair?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) His eyeglasses.
(c) A necklace of his family crest.
(d) His watch.

8. 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) One hundred bucks.
(c) Eighty bucks.
(d) Twenty-five bucks.

9. What does Rickman tell Smithback about discussions with museum employees on museum grounds?
(a) Smithback is to leave museum property and not speak to anyone involved with the museum.
(b) Smithback is encouraged to speak to anyone and everyone he thinks will be helpful.
(c) Smithback is not to talk to any employees about museum matters without prior written authorization.
(d) Smithback is encouraged to talk only to employees involved in the Superstition Exhibit.

10. To whom does Pendergast give credit for killing the creature in Chapter 61?
(a) Margo.
(b) The creature itself.
(c) Smithback.
(d) Dr. Frock.

11. What does Smithback see in the room he and D'Agosta's group enters in Chapter 60?
(a) Bones and dead bodies.
(b) The creature.
(c) Old artifacts.
(d) Clothing and jewelry taken from the dead.

12. Why does the guard in the computer room fire his weapon in Chapter 45?
(a) He sees the creature.
(b) The computer tech wants to see how to fire a gun.
(c) Fear.
(d) He wants to shut down the electricity to stop the panic downstairs.

13. What first alerts Pendergast that the killer has come into the corridor with him?
(a) A shape.
(b) A smell.
(c) A sound.
(d) A noise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Dr.Wright produce from an office drawer in Chapter 51?

2. In Chapter 57, what stops the forward motion of the group led by D'Agosta?

3. How does Smithback manage to get into the library archives?

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

5. What is Pendergast searching for in the basement level of the museum in Chapter 46?

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