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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Cuthbert say to the creature in Chapter 56?
(a) 'I can help you.'
(b) 'Don't hurt me.'
(c) 'Go away.'
(d) 'You can't kill me.'

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

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

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

6. What is unusual about Moriarty's watch?
(a) It is a gift from the mayor of New York.
(b) It is a Rolex.
(c) It is a pocket watch.
(d) It is a sundial.

7. What is Cerro Gordo?
(a) The tribesmen who guided the Whittlesey Expedition into the forest of the Amazon.
(b) The name of Whittlesey's guide on his expedition.
(c) The name of an artifact found in the Amazon by the Whittlesey Expedition.
(d) The tepui that was the ultimate destination of the Whittlesey Expedition.

8. Where does Pendergast shoot the killer in Chapter 46?
(a) The shoulder.
(b) The belly.
(c) The head.
(d) The leg.

9. Who has the honor of cutting the ribbon on the Superstition Exhibition in Chapter 44?
(a) Dr. Cuthbert.
(b) The mayor.
(c) George Moriarty.
(d) The governor.

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 62, for what reason is the plant, posthumously named Liliceae mbwunensis, thought to be extinct?
(a) The plants brought to the museum died.
(b) The creature ate all samples of the plant.
(c) The government napalmed the tepui and are mining there.
(d) The FBI ordered the destruction of the plant, including what might remain on the tepui.

14. In Chapter 54, where do Margo, Dr. Frock, and Pendergast hope to trap the creature?
(a) In the rising water of the subbasement.
(b) In the vault where Whittlesey's crates are stored.
(c) In an old jail cell in the basement of the museum.
(d) In a locked store room.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are pheromonals?

3. In Chapter 50, what does Pendergast tell Dr. Frock the killer looks like?

4. In Chapter 63, who does Kawakita believe the creature really was?

5. What item of Dr. Whittlesey's was found in the creature's lair?

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