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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. With what is the closing ceremony replaced?

2. Who is in charge of finding the three children?

3. What does a man pick up from Holmes' hotel later that night?

4. What does Holmes seek to hear in his victims?

5. The Royal Emissary looks upon Mrs. Palmer as _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holmes react to Geyer's finding the bodies?

2. What happens to Olmstead in the Recessional chapter?

3. What tragedy occurs in the Rising Wave chapter?

4. Why does Burnham feel he is a failure in the At Last chapter?

5. How does the Exposition influence America?

6. What does Burnham manage to prove to the world?

7. Why does Burnham have to raise attendance?

8. What happens to Chicago after the Exposition is finished?

9. What happens to Millet in the Aboard the Olympic chapter?

10. How does Holmes occupy himself in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Chicago different in the 1880's to what it is now? What kind of people lived there and what sort of jobs did they have? In what ways did the exposition make a big difference to the city?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways has Chicago always been linked with crime? What other criminals are linked with the city? How is Chicago's reputation for crime influenced through its representation in popular culture? What difference do the students think the Exposition made to crime in the city?

Essay Topic 3

What difference did the fair make to Chicago? Did Chicago need to change? Were there negative effects of the fair as well as positive affects? How can such an event affect the mindset and confidence of a population?

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