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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did more than 1,500 library staff members sign a petition complaining that central Library was a hazardous work environment?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1978.

2. When library staff members were shown Harry in a driver's license photo, how many chose Harry from a photo lineup?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. When did downtown Los Angeles begin percolating as a business district?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1986.

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

5. How long did Sally Buchanan, chief conservator, tell her staff it would take to rehabilitate the books and have them ready to be cataloged and returned to the shelves?
(a) 24 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 36 months.
(d) 48 months.

6. When was the phone at the InfoNow Department particularly busy?
(a) Monday afternoons.
(b) Tuesday afternoons.
(c) All day Friday.
(d) Monday mornings.

7. In 1986, how more books did the Goodhue Building contain than it was built to hold?
(a) 7 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 6 times.
(d) 8 times.

8. When did the Green Report study recommend that the Goodhue Building be torn down?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1968.

9. How many gallons of water seeped out when McDonnell Douglas processed the first books?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 750.
(c) 800.
(d) 600.

10. When Althea Warren became librarian how old did children have to be to get library cards?
(a) 2nd grade or above.
(b) 4th grade or above.
(c) 5th grade of above.
(d) 3rd grade or above.

11. How long did the debate whether to renovate or replace the Goodhue Building go on?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) Almost 15 years.
(d) About 12 years.

12. When was the first recorded instance of a bookmobile?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1926.

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

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

15. How wide was the vacuum chamber McDonnell Douglas used to try to dry the first batch of 20,000 books?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 45 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 55 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Harry sue the City of Los Angeles?

2. In Chapter 24, how many desktop computers were available for use at the Computer Center?

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

4. When did a Chicago developer first propose the concept of air rights?

5. In cold weather, how many times a day would a building engineer have to pour water on the boiler to prevent it from blowing up?

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