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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many reading rooms were arranged along the perimeter of the library building?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. When did library cards expire in Chapter 22?
(a) 2 years.
(b) Every 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) Every 3 years.

3. By what year had OverDrive reached the milestone of having lent one billion books?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2018.

4. How many days did Harry spend in jail before he was released?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What did Lawrie do before returning to the work on the library after Goodhue's death?
(a) Revamp his designs.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Take a sabbatical.
(d) Create a tomb for Goodhue.

6. In Chapter 24, how many desktop computers were available for use at the Computer Center?
(a) 55.
(b) 45.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

7. According to a 2010 survey, how many Americans used one of the country's 17,078 public libraries and bookmobiles in the course of the year?
(a) 7 million.
(b) Around 6 million.
(c) 9 million.
(d) Almost 3 million.

8. When did Warren leave the library?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1947.

9. When did Carl Sandburg drop by the children's story hour, play guitar, and talk about Paul Bunyan?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1938.

10. In Chapter 24, how many books did Molden want to read in a year?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

11. In Chapter 30, how long had a man named David been living in his car?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 9 months.

12. When did the Sylmar Earthquake occur?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1972.

13. In Chapter 21, what drug did Harry tell investigators he had stopped using recently?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Barbituates.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

14. When was a man named Todd Willingham convicted of setting a fire that killed his children?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1991.

15. When was Harry arrested?
(a) March 15, 1987.
(b) February 27, 1987.
(c) March 3, 1987.
(d) February 9, 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was William Amor incarcerated until his case was reviewed?

2. How old was staff librarian Tina Princenthal when she knew she wanted to be a librarian?

3. How many officers reported to David Aguirre, the head of security for the library?

4. In a report the Library Foundation published in 1993, how many library entrances were functional?

5. When was the library's cornerstone laid?

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