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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Charles Lummis appointed city librarian?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1906.

2. How old was Bertram Goodhue when he died?
(a) Almost 60.
(b) About to turn 55.
(c) 53.
(d) 57.

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

4. How many counts of arson and murder was Glendale fire captain John Leonard Orr charged with?
(a) 40 counts of arson and 4 counts of murder.
(b) 55 counts of arson and 7 counts of murder.
(c) 60 counts of arson and 9 counts of murder.
(d) 72 counts of arson and 11 counts of murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories tall was Central Library?

2. What color hair did Harry Peak have?

3. What did Harry Peark's mother do for a living?

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

5. At the time the book was written, how did the library's map collection compare to other libraries in the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book did Orlean burn and how did she describe the process?

2. Who was Harry Omer Peak?

3. When did the fire department first get information about Harry Peak from the tip line?

4. How did the fire department begin investigating after the fire was extinguished?

5. Where did the firefighters from EC10 first see smoke?

6. What struggle was there for the library staff to work after the fire?

7. What was the first recorded instance of book burning, and what were the circumstances of that book burning?

8. What jobs did Harry have in Los Angeles?

9. Who was Bertram Goodhue?

10. Why was it probable that there would be a fire at the library?

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