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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?
(a) About $55,000.
(b) More than $60,000.
(c) $45,000.
(d) $65,000.

2. How many siblings did Harry Peak have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. Where was Harry hired as a valet once?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Bank.
(c) Sheraton.
(d) Radisson.

4. How many librarians were killed by the AIDS crisis?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 14.

5. On the day of the fire, what time did a smoke detector set off an alarm?
(a) Around 10:30 a.m.
(b) 11:04 a.m.
(c) A few minutes before 11 a.m.
(d) 11:44 a.m.

6. About what percent of the library system's literacy students are not native English speakers?
(a) 70%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 65%.

7. How much did the first library bond issue raise to build a library?
(a) $9 million.
(b) $4.5 million.
(c) $6 million.
(d) $2.5 million.

8. What serial killer was Richard Ramirez, a patron of the library, known as?
(a) Lonely Hearts Killer.
(b) The Golden State Killer.
(c) Night Stalker.
(d) Grim Sleeper.

9. Until what date did the Atlanta library only serve white patrons?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1961.

10. When was John Szabo in graduate school for library science at the University of Michigan?
(a) Early 2000s.
(b) Late 1990s.
(c) Early 1990s.
(d) Late 1980s.

11. When did the Peaks come to California from Missouri?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1948.

12. When did Szabo establish Career Online High School?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2015.

13. Where did Wyman Jones run library systems before he came to Los Angeles?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Texas.
(d) Illinois.

14. In Chapter 6, how many buildings was the city librarian responsible for?
(a) 73.
(b) 107.
(c) 89.
(d) 68.

15. How old was a map of Europe that was in the Feather's collection?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1592.
(c) 1611.
(d) 1487.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of the military did Harry Peak serve in?

2. After the fire, how many librarians at Central asked for transfers to other branches?

3. Where did Harry Peak grow up?

4. In Chapter 8, how many new books would arrive at the library?

5. How much was the reward to find the library arsonist?

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