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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Library of Alexandria burned and not rebuilt?
(a) 592 AD.
(b) 497 AD.
(c) 326 AD.
(d) 640 AD.

2. When was Harry Peak born?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1959.

3. How long would it take to process a book in Chapter 8?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) Almost a week.
(d) About 2 weeks.

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

5. How much was the reward to find the library arsonist?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $30,000.

6. What department did Mel Rosenberg work in before he retired at Central Library?
(a) History.
(b) Art.
(c) Biography.
(d) Multimedia.

7. When did the California film industry begin?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1909.

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

9. During World War I, how many books did the Library War Council collect to send to American troops overseas?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 600,000.

10. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?
(a) Fahrenheit 451.
(b) 1984.
(c) Lord of the Flies.
(d) Animal Farm.

11. How much might a division librarian overseeing many branches earn?
(a) $145,000.
(b) Close to $200,000.
(c) $170,000.
(d) Around $150,000.

12. When did Harry Peak die?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1993.

13. How long did the fire rage at the library?
(a) 9 hours and 42 minutes.
(b) 6 hours and 19 minutes.
(c) 8 hours and 11 minutes.
(d) 7 hours and 38 minutes.

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

15. How likely is it that an arsonist can get away with the crime?
(a) 99%.
(b) 87%.
(c) 69%.
(d) 76%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books were destroyed in the fire?

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

3. How many hours of indexing work did C.J. Moon like to do when he came to the library to index the maps?

4. What did Harry Peak's father do for a living?

5. Where did Arin Kasparian work before working at the library?

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