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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. 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 ask Anna to get from his vault?

5. How long does the first turn of the Ferris wheel take?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What eventually happens to Holmes?

4. What happens to Olmstead in the Recessional chapter?

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

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

7. Describe Prendergast's visit to the City Hall.

8. How does Holmes kill Anna?

9. How does Holmes occupy himself in prison?

10. What tragedy occurs in the Rising Wave chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What potential problems does Burnham face? What is the worst problem and how can he solve it? Is Burnham the right man for the job and, if so, why is he the right man?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the Chicago weather.

1) For what kind of weather is Chicago famous? What role does the weather play in the book?

2) Why did such experienced architects not take into account the effects of the snow? How are today's buildings in Chicago built specifically to handle the Chicago weather?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the city of Chicago before the fair to the city of Chicago after the fair. How did the fair affect the city in terms of the following:

1) Crime

2) Jobs

3) Tourism

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