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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 the Green Report study recommend that the Goodhue Building be torn down?
2. In Chapter 22, how long had Pasquineli been a librarian at Central?
3. How long did it take to pour the concrete for the rotunda?
4. When was Harry Peak deposed for the joint cases of his suit and the city's suit?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened during the Sylmar Earthquake?
2. What was the conclusion of investigators who first questioned Harry?
3. When was a teen section opened at the library, and what was it like?
4. What was the Source?
5. What was the interior of the new library building like?
6. What happened when investigators showed librarians a photo lineup that included Harry's driver's license photo?
7. At the time the book was written, what storytimes were offered in the Children's Department, and how was attendance?
8. What was the Computer Center like at the library?
9. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?
10. How did the reference librarians attempt to handle questions in the department?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
For nearly 15 years, there was a struggle between those who wanted to preserve the library and those who wanted to tear it down. What were the pros and cons of preserving or tearing down the library? Why did the preservationists win and the Goodhue Building was saved?
Essay Topic 2
Mary Jones was a city librarian who was asked to resign, even after a favorable review of her work. Why was Mary Jones asked to resign? What did the request for her to resign reveal about gender roles of the time?
Essay Topic 3
Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show the differences between the old and new library? How does the use of juxtaposition show the way that the past, present, and future intersected at the library?
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