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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. Where did Whittlesey find the Mbwun figure?
(a) On the ground under some old vegetation.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In an isolated hut.
(d) Around the neck of a native guide.

2. Why does Rickman refuse to allow Smithback to write about the Gilborg expedition?
(a) It is too controversial.
(b) It has nothing to do with the Superstition Exhibition.
(c) It was unsuccessful.
(d) It has nothing to do with the museum.

3. Where is Whittlesey's Expedition taking place?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Mexico.
(c) South Africa.
(d) The Amazon.

4. Who is Callisto?
(a) A Roman goddess.
(b) A Greek goddess.
(c) A Roman mythical woman who was suddenly transformed into a monster.
(d) A Greek mythical woman who was suddenly transformed into a wild creature.

5. Why does the guard at the Superstition Exhibit hall door turn Margo away in Chapter 20?
(a) The exhibit is not in her scientific specialty.
(b) The exhibit is sealed until the opening night party.
(c) The exhibit is too dangerous to allow anyone to walk through.
(d) The exhibit is under construction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of jewelry does Whittlesey consider his talisman?

2. Who is Ven?

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

4. Who is William Smithback?

5. Who is Ippolito?

Short Essay Questions

1. What began the rumor of the museum beast?

2. How does Margo end up in the Superstition Exhibit hall in Chapter 20?

3. 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?

4. What does Pendergast require of Dr. Wright in order to begin a successful investigation into the murders in the museum?

5. What is Margo Green working on at the Museum of Natural History? Who is her adviser?

6. What does Margo Green find when she reports for work on Monday morning in Chapter 3?

7. What family crisis is taking place in the Green family, forcing Margo to make a decision that could end her dreams of completing her education?

8. What is a scientific expedition?

9. In what year does Whittlesey's expedition take place? How long is this before the events depicted in the rest of the novel?

10. What does the director of the museum tell the press after the murder of two children in the museum?

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