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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. In Chapter 20, at what internal temperature did the administration decide to close the library on hot days?

2. 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?

3. When did Robert Sheahen and Harry Peak first meet?

4. When was the ban against buildings taller than 13 stories lifted in Los Angeles?

5. How many gallons of water seeped out when McDonnell Douglas processed the first books?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the conclusion of investigators who first questioned Harry?

4. What was the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?

5. Why did economics favor destroying the Goodhue Building?

6. What happened during the Sylmar Earthquake?

7. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?

8. When was Harry arrested and why?

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

10. What happened when investigators showed librarians a photo lineup that included Harry's driver's license photo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John Szabo became city librarian of Los Angeles in 2012. What were his contributions to the library? What did his contributions reveal about innovation?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and people is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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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