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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Rickman give for changing the way in which Smithback is allowed to gather information for his manuscript?
(a) He is unprofessional.
(b) He is intrusive.
(c) He is interfering in the daily work at the museum.
(d) He is unreliable.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 60, where does Pendergast first shoot the creature?
(a) The foreleg.
(b) The back leg.
(c) The shoulder.
(d) The head.

6. In Chapter 62, who does Pendergast suggest was the creature's first victim in the museum?
(a) Montague.
(b) A security guard.
(c) The two young boys.
(d) Moriarty.

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

8. Why has D'Agosta posted a guard in the computer room in Chapter 42?
(a) There were threats against the computer system earlier.
(b) To keep the killer from hijacking the computer system.
(c) To keep the killer from shutting down power to the museum.
(d) There were earlier complaints of strange noises.

9. What does the commander of the SWAT team tell Coffey is his priority once inside the museum?
(a) Removing the dead.
(b) Killing the creature.
(c) Rescuing the survivors.
(d) Restoring power to the museum.

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

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

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

13. From what city were the Whittlesey crates shipped from in 1988?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) London, England.
(d) Belem, Brazil.

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

15. What does D'Agosta tell Coffey is his reason for leaving the Hall of the Heavens in Chapter 49?
(a) Another security gate threatened to block them in the Superstition Exhibition.
(b) The mayor ordered them out.
(c) A panicked party goer is threatening their lives.
(d) A monster attacked Ippolito.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Cuthbert say to the creature in Chapter 56?

3. What politician did Dr. Wright go to college with as revealed in Chapter 34?

4. Who is Spencer Coffey?

5. What does Smithback see in Rickman's desk drawer that prompts him to sign the provisions?

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