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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a visitor to the Los Angeles Public Library publish an essay imagining a time when the library would be compressed into an object the size of a suitcase?

2. When library staff members were shown Harry in a driver's license photo, how many chose Harry from a photo lineup?

3. In Chapter 25, what was the estimated cost of repairing and expanding the current Central Library building?

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

5. Of fires that were first thought to be arson, how many were discovered not to be arson after reexamination and further investigation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is OverDrive?

2. How did the reference librarians attempt to handle questions in the department?

3. What happened during the Sylmar Earthquake?

4. How did Althea Warren have to economize when she was city librarian?

5. What fire violations were noted at the library in 1973, and why was Barton Phelps suspicious of some of the violations?

6. What problems were there with the building's infrastructure in Chapter 20?

7. When was a teen section opened at the library, and what was it like?

8. Why did economics favor destroying the Goodhue Building?

9. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?

10. In the 1960s, what measures were taken because of the building's fragile electrical system?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bertram Goodhue was chosen as the architect for the first Central Library building. How did Goodhue’s architectural style evolve? In what way were the buildings he designed, especially later in his career, eclectic in their style?

Essay Topic 2

Orlean considered the topic of shared memory. What were Orlean’s thoughts about shared memory? What did that have to do with identity and culture and libraries? How were libraries able to preserve a culture’s collective memory?

Essay Topic 3

The security department was headed by David Aguirre at the time the author was researching for the book. How large was the security department? Why was it necessary to have a security department? Why did one security guard compare the guards to psychologists or priests?

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