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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. How many claws does the Mbwun figurine have on its front legs?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

2. In what way does Pendergast suggest Dr. Wright is obstructing the murder investigation?
(a) Not answering phone calls, not closing the museum down, and cancelling the Superstition party.
(b) Instructing staff to answer questions posed by officers incorrectly.
(c) Refusing to allow police access to all areas of the museum.
(d) Not returning phone calls, being late to appointments, and not making staff easily accessible.

3. What does Dr. Frock tell Margo the Ki tribe once used to treat headaches in Chapter 6?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Aloe.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) Poppy seeds.

4. Who is Charlie Prine?
(a) The director of the Museum.
(b) A guest of the museum.
(c) A conservation expert in the Anthropology department.
(d) A cop.

5. Who is George Moriarty?
(a) A graduate student in architecture.
(b) Assistant curator to Dr. Frock.
(c) A reporter.
(d) Assitant curator to Dr. Cuthbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the original Museum of Natural History in 1911?

2. What relative of Margo's died in the weeks before the opening of the main plot of the novel?

3. What causes Margo to run from the exhibit hall in Chapter 20?

4. What is the name of the new exhibit being developed for the museum?

5. Who developed the theory of myth triangulation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Whittlesey find Crocker? What does the marks on the body say to Whittlesey about Crocker's fate?

2. What does the medical examiner tell D'Agosta about the missing part of the victim's brain and what it does inside the human body?

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

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

5. Why is the local bar, The Blarney Stone Tavern, near the museum referred to as The Bones by museum employees?

6. What began the rumor of the museum beast?

7. Why does Smithback suggest the search for a killer in the museum would be nearly impossible?

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

9. What great find did Whittlesey make shortly after the departure of the other scientists? What does this appear to prove?

10. What is Dr. Whittlesey doing as the novel begins? Why is this important?

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