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

2. Who has the honor of cutting the ribbon on the Superstition Exhibition in Chapter 44?

3. How does Rickman change the way interviews will be conducted by Smithback for his manuscript?

4. What is Cerro Gordo?

5. Who helps Margo get into the secure area of the museum in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where do Margo and Dr. Frock go in Chapter 45? For what reason?

7. What does the extrapolator program say about the DNA taken from the claw that was found inside the chest of one of the museum killer's victims?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the creature. Why does the creature kill? What is it seeking from the people it kills? How did the creature fulfill this desire before coming to New York? How did the creature meet its requirements before traveling out of the Amazon? What happened to this source of nourishment? Why did the ship carrying the creature to New York stop in New Orleans? Who investigated this mysterious situation in New Orleans? How does that relate to the events described in this novel? How did the creature keep its existence hidden for more than five years in the Museum of Natural History? What changed and forced the creature to make its presence known?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following themes in detail:

1) Survival Instinct

2) Ambition

3) Responsibility

4) Scientific Theory

5) Genetic Mutation

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Metaphor

2) Symbolism

3) Simile

4) Object

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