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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. Whose bodies does Geyer find in Toronto?

2. Where does Geyer return to until August?

3. Where does Geyer begin his search?

4. In which city is Holmes' trial?

5. To where has the chambermaid moved?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Minnie and Anna see at the fair?

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

4. Describe the Spanish Royal Emissary's visit to Chicago.

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

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

7. In what way can the characters of Burnham and Holmes be compared?

8. What eventually happens to the Ferris wheel?

9. What eventually happens to Holmes?

10. What does Geyer find in Toronto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Holmes choose the women he did as his wives? What similar characteristics did they have? What kind of woman would have proven to be Holmes' downfall?

Essay Topic 2

What influence did Mayor Harrison Carter have on Chicago? Is his influence still felt? What kind of people do the students think Harrison appealed to and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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