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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. According to Whittlesey's journal, why did Maxwell and the others decide to return to New York?
(a) They want to take their finds home to study them.
(b) They do not think there is anything else to find.
(c) They miss their families.
(d) They are sick and frightened.

2. What does Smithback see in Rickman's desk drawer that prompts him to sign the provisions?
(a) An illegally obtained artifact.
(b) A gun.
(c) Whittlesey's journal.
(d) A dismissal contract.

3. What does Maxwell find on September 15 that Whittlesey remarks about in his journal?
(a) Indigenous plants with ancient morphology.
(b) Indigenous plants with unique self defense mechanism.
(c) Indigenous plants with modern morphology.
(d) Indigenous plant with pretty flowers.

4. What causes panic in the stairwell as D'Agosta attempts to lead a group of survivors into the basement of the museum in Chapter 51?
(a) Smithback tells the story of the museum beast.
(b) D'Agosta fires his pistol at a distraught guest.
(c) Officer Bailey fires his shotgun at the creature.
(d) A guest mistakes another guest for the creature.

5. How long did it take the Whittlesey crates to get from the Amazon to the Museum?
(a) Two and a half years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Dr.Wright produce from an office drawer in Chapter 51?

2. Who has the Whittlesey journal?

3. What does D'Agosta want to do as the guests arrive that Coffey overrules in Chapter 42?

4. For what did Pendergast have Dr. Frock search the accession database?

5. In Chapter 50, what does Pendergast tell Dr. Frock the killer looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Montague and what happened to him?

2. What is Wright's major concern as he waits for rescue in his fourth floor office? What does this say about his character?

3. What does Margo find in the crates? What does she take?

4. What does Smithback learn about the cargo shipped from the Amazon by Whittlesey before his disappearance in Chapter 27? Why is this significant?

5. 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?

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

7. Why do Margo and Pendergast go into the secure area and take some of the packing material from Whittlesey's shipping crate in Chapter 52?

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

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

10. What do Margo, Smithback, and Moriarty learn about the Whittlesey Expedition by reading the accession database in Chapter 28?

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