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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margo find hidden in the lid of one of Whittlesey's crates in Chapter 30?
(a) A shaman's rattle.
(b) A journal.
(c) A decorated disc.
(d) A letter.

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

3. In Chapter 54, how does Pendergast stop the creature from attacking he, Margo,and Dr. Frock?
(a) Locks the door.
(b) Shines light in the creature's eyes.
(c) Shoots the creature in the belly.
(d) Shoots the creature in the leg.

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

5. What does Smithback see in Rickman's desk drawer that prompts him to sign the provisions?
(a) Whittlesey's journal.
(b) A gun.
(c) An illegally obtained artifact.
(d) A dismissal contract.

6. 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) Twenty-five bucks.
(b) One hundred bucks.
(c) Eighty bucks.
(d) Fifty bucks.

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

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

9. What ability does Pendergast believe the creature has that will prevent them from finding safety from the creature?
(a) It can open doors and it knows passages hidden to them.
(b) It can open doors and slip through the security gates.
(c) It can slip through the secuity gates and ooze through vents.
(d) It can hypnotize people into submission.

10. In Chapter 63, who does Kawakita believe the creature really was?
(a) Whittlesey.
(b) Montague.
(c) Moriarty.
(d) Cuthbert.

11. What does Rickman tell Smithback about notes taken during interviews in Chapter 35?
(a) Smithback is forbidden to tape record interviews by can take handwritten notes.
(b) Smithback is encouraged to hire a stenographer to take accurate notes of interviews.
(c) Smithback is forbidden to take notes during interviews.
(d) Smithback is instructed to take detailed notes, but to have them approved by Rickman.

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

13. Why does Coffey order the SWAT team out of the museum in Chapter 56?
(a) He hears a group of them being killed by the creature.
(b) He wants to regroup and try again later.
(c) He has rescued Dr. Cuthbert and he decides that is enough.
(d) He decides on a better tactic.

14. According to Whittlesey's journal, why did Maxwell and the others decide to return to New York?
(a) They want to take their finds home to study them.
(b) They are sick and frightened.
(c) They do not think there is anything else to find.
(d) They miss their families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Smithback during the panic that takes place inside the Superstition Exhibition?

2. Why has D'Agosta posted a guard in the computer room in Chapter 42?

3. What happened to the crew of the Strella de Venezuela?

4. Why does Frock think Dr. Wright wants to go on with the Superstition party despite the murders?

5. How did the Whittlesey Expedition get to the upper reaches of the Xingu as described in Whittlesey's journal?

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