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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. 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. In Chapter 51, D'Agosta finds what impediment between him and escape from the creature?
(a) Smithback.
(b) Locked doors.
(c) Water flooding the subbasement.
(d) The group of survivors.

3. In Chapter 62, what reason does Dr. Frock give for not being allowed to autopsy the creature?
(a) Margo refused to assist him.
(b) He cannot perform autopsies from his wheelchair.
(c) The FBI took the body away.
(d) The medical examiner refused to allow him to use the proper facilities.

4. In Chapter 49, who leaves rather than tell the police what Dr. Frock and Margo said about the killer?
(a) Gregory Kawakita.
(b) William Smithback.
(c) George Moriarty.
(d) Officer Waters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the shot that Pendergast got off on the killer in Chapter 46?

2. Why does Coffey order the SWAT team out of the museum in Chapter 56?

3. In Chapter 58, Margo and Pendergast attempt to find a long, straight corridor to confront the creature for what reason?

4. In Chapter 58, Margo and Pendergast hear survivors in what room?

5. How many security doors closed when the computer system malfunctioned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Margo and Pendergast lure the creature to them a second time? What is Margo's role in this?

2. What happens to the lights in the museum? What other damage does this cause?

3. Who directs D'Agosta's party out of the Hall of the Heavens? Which members of the group refuse to go?

4. What does Rickman want Smithback to sign in Chapter 35? Why does he agree to sign?

5. What happened to Pendergast's plan to lead D'Agosta and his group to safety? What does this event say about the possibility of rescue for this group?

6. Why does Dr. Frock want to see the crates from the Whittlesey Expedition again?

7. What does Smithback do in the subbasement in Chapter 54 that turns him into something like a hero?

8. Who is Montague and what happened to him?

9. What contract does Smithback show off four weeks after the creature is killed? With whom does Smithback promise to share any proceeds from the contract?

10. What changes does FBI Agent Coffey make to the murder investigation and the security plan for the Superstition Exhibition's opening night party?

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