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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rickman refuse to allow Smithback to write about the Gilborg expedition?

2. What does Mbwun mean?

3. Who does Margo call after leaving the Superstition Exhibit in Chapter 21?

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

5. Where is Whittlesey's Expedition taking place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pendergast show Dr. Frock in Chapter 18? What is Dr. Frock's reaction?

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

3. What leads Pendergast to suggest the killer of the security guard in Chapter 14 was intent on getting inside the secure area where extremely important and delicate objects are kept within the museum?

4. What is a scientific expedition?

5. What is odd about the DNA sample the lab tech examines in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

9. What began the rumor of the museum beast?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Kawakita's computer program? What does it do? Why did Kawakita create the program? How does the program relate to his field of study? To his dissertation? What does Margo use the computer program to do? Does it help her with her dissertation? What else does she learn from the program? What does Dr. Frock run through the program? What does it tell them about the creature that is terrorizing the museum? Does this information help them to catch it? Later, what does Kawakita find in the computer program? What does he use this information to do? What possible impact will this action have on the people of New York?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following in detail. including examples from the novel:

1) Metaphor

2) Symbolism

3) Simile

4) Object

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following characters and discuss what motivates their actions, thoughts, and emotions:

1) Margo Green

2) William Smithback Jr.

3) Vincent D'Agosta

4) Gregory Kawakita

5) Lavinia Rickman

6) Dr. Frock

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