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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. To whom does Prendergast send a postcard?
(a) Grover Cleveland
(b) Daniel Burnham
(c) Jesse Jackson
(d) W. F. Cooling

2. When does Holmes say he will perform the abortion?
(a) Independence Day
(b) Christmas Day
(c) New Year's Day
(d) Christmas Eve

3. What was the Exposition celebrating?
(a) A new century
(b) Prosperity
(c) America's independence
(d) Columbus' discovery of America

4. Which of the following famous people is going to the opening ceremony?
(a) The British Queen
(b) D W.Griffiths
(c) Lord Roseberry
(d) The American president

5. Who disembarks from a train in this chapter?
(a) Daniel Burnham
(b) Hannah Clarke
(c) John Root
(d) H.H. Holmes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Burnham's official job?

2. Who is given the job of increasing attendance?

3. From what illness is John Root suffering?

4. Holmes says he is the son of ______________.

5. What does Mrs. Lawrence think has happened to Emeline?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems is Burnham facing in Gauntlet Dropped?

2. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

3. Why are the attendances initially low?

4. What do the architects want to achieve from the Exposition?

5. What difference does the painter Millet make?

6. What are the two main deadlines for the Exposition?

7. What mistake has the structural engineer made in Cold Blooded Fact?

8. What does the Modus Operandi chapter say about Pendergast's desires as a serial killer?

9. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

10. What is Chicago's attitude toward missing people in the 19th century?

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