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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 and a half years.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three years.

2. Who helps Margo get into the secure area of the museum in Chapter 30?
(a) George Moriarty.
(b) Dr. Frock.
(c) Pendergast.
(d) Smithback.

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

4. What are pheromonals?
(a) Hormones that regulate body function.
(b) Urine animals lay down to mark their territory.
(c) Scent people excrete while in a state of excitement.
(d) A fancy word for perfume.

5. In Chapter 51, D'Agosta finds what impediment between him and escape from the creature?
(a) Smithback.
(b) Locked doors.
(c) The group of survivors.
(d) Water flooding the subbasement.

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

7. How does Smithback manage to get into the library archives?
(a) He gets a pass from Dr. Wright.
(b) He flirts with the young, pretty librarian.
(c) He pretends to be a librarian from the science library.
(d) He pretends to be a reporter from Times.

8. Why does Frock think Dr. Wright wants to go on with the Superstition party despite the murders?
(a) Reputation.
(b) Fun.
(c) Money.
(d) To tempt the killer.

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

10. In Chapter 63, what is Kawakita making a living selling on the streets of New York?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) The plant, Liliceae mbwunensis.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Meth.

11. 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 unreliable.
(d) He is interfering in the daily work at the museum.

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

13. 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) He can hide, study stolen documents, or sleep.
(c) They are big and roomy.
(d) He can spread out the many books he uses for research.

14. 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 their enemies.
(c) Kill and eat their children.
(d) Kill and eat mercenaries.

15. What damage does the gun fire in the computer room do that affects the entire museum?
(a) Takes out the main accession data base.
(b) Takes out the back up tapes.
(c) Takes out the central switching system, shutting of the power.
(d) Takes out the main terminal, shutting down the computer system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smithback see in the room he and D'Agosta's group enters in Chapter 60?

2. In Chapter 62, how many toes does Dr. Frock point out the creature had?

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. What happened to the shot that Pendergast got off on the killer in Chapter 46?

5. Why does Coffey order the SWAT team out of the museum in Chapter 56?

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