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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. In Chapter 62, whose body's does Pendergast reveal were found in the creature's lair?
(a) Moriarty and several homeless people.
(b) Dr. Wright and Mrs. Rickman.
(c) Moriarty and Cuthbert.
(d) Dr. Whittlesey and several homeless people.

2. What weapon does Dr.Wright produce from an office drawer in Chapter 51?
(a) A Ruger .357 magnum.
(b) A Colt .35.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A Smith and Wesson .45.

3. What does Smithback see in the room he and D'Agosta's group enters in Chapter 60?
(a) The creature.
(b) Clothing and jewelry taken from the dead.
(c) Bones and dead bodies.
(d) Old artifacts.

4. What did the Kothoga do to receive the gift of the Mbwun from the devil?
(a) Kill and eat a rival tribe.
(b) Kill and eat their children.
(c) Kill and eat mercenaries.
(d) Kill and eat their enemies.

5. What does Rickman tell Smithback about discussions with museum employees on museum grounds?
(a) Smithback is not to talk to any employees about museum matters without prior written authorization.
(b) Smithback is to leave museum property and not speak to anyone involved with the museum.
(c) Smithback is encouraged to talk only to employees involved in the Superstition Exhibit.
(d) Smithback is encouraged to speak to anyone and everyone he thinks will be helpful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method did Pendergast's wife once use to kill a buffalo charging she and her husband while hunting?

2. How does Moriarty recover the information on the removal of Whittlesey's journal?

3. What does Cuthbert say to the creature in Chapter 56?

4. What does Margo find hidden in the lid of one of Whittlesey's crates in Chapter 30?

5. Why can Coffey's team not stop the descent of the security door in Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who remains stuck inside the Hall of the Heavens with D'Agosta?

2. What is the security set up in the museum? Why is it designed that way?

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

4. What happens when the creature comes into Dr. Wright's office in Chapter 56?

5. What epiphany does Margo have in Chapter 37 that makes her decide to run the indigenous plants from the Whittlesey crates packing material through the extrapolator program?

6. Why does Coffey instruct Bailey to take command of D'Agosta's group in Chapter 49?

7. What has George Kawakita done with the information about the indigenous plant packed with Whittlesey's artifacts? What is Kawakita's theory about the creature who terrorized the museum?

8. For what reason does Dr. Frock and Margo believe the creature kills?

9. 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?

10. Why does Dr. Frock attempt to make all the party guests leave the museum in Chapter 43? Is he successful?

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