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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Margo call after leaving the Superstition Exhibit in Chapter 21?
(a) William Smithback.
(b) Gregory Kawakita.
(c) George Moriarty.
(d) Dr. Frock.

2. Who calls Margo in Chapter 11 that leaves her emotionally drained and upset?
(a) Dr. Frock.
(b) Her friend, Jan.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Smithback.

3. How much force does the coroner's office suggest it would require to create the lacerations on the security guard's body in one stroke?
(a) The average strength of a human female.
(b) Four times what a human male can achieve.
(c) The average strength of a human male.
(d) Twice what a human male can achieve.

4. What has caused the cargo for the museum to be delayed?
(a) No one to pay the bill.
(b) Illegal contents.
(c) A customs problem.
(d) Too large to ship.

5. Who is Vincent D'Agosta?
(a) The director of the museum.
(b) An assistant curator.
(c) The police detective in charge.
(d) A writer working on a book about the museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Callisto?

2. What is Pendergast's theory as to how the killer is murdering his victims?

3. What delays the help Beauregard calls for in Chapter 22?

4. What does Pendergast show Dr. Wright that causes the doctor physical discomfort?

5. What section of the Museum of Natural History does Smithback call a strange graveyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the rest of Whittlesey's team?

2. What do the scientists at the independent lab tell Pendergast and D'Agosta in Chapter 23 about the DNA sample taken from the claw found in the chest of one of the victims?

3. What began the rumor of the museum beast?

4. What is a ballistics analysis and why does Pendergast suggest one be done on the blood at the crime scene in Chapter 14?

5. What does Pendergast show Dr. Frock in Chapter 18? What is Dr. Frock's reaction?

6. Why is D'Agosta called to the Computer Room in Chapter 26? What happens while he is there?

7. What is a scientific expedition?

8. What are the three conditions Rickman gave to Smithback in the writing of his book in Chapter 13?

9. What leads Pendergast to suggest the killer of the security guard in Chapter 14 was intent on getting inside the secure area where extremely important and delicate objects are kept within the museum?

10. What connection between the killer and the Mbwun figurine does Margo make in Chapter 25?

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