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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stories tall was Central Library?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

2. How many books did the shipping department at Central move around Los Angeles five days a week?
(a) 28,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 41,000.

3. On what side of the library did the first windows explode?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

4. What time did the library open daily?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 9:30 a.m.

5. How many books were destroyed in the fire?
(a) 450,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 300,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day of the fire, what time did a smoke detector set off an alarm?

2. In Chapter 6, how many buildings was the city librarian responsible for?

3. What day did the library burn?

4. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?

5. How many libraries were in Los Angeles in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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