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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Holmes paying attention to in this chapter?
(a) Ned
(b) Ned's daughter
(c) John Root
(d) Ned's wife and sister

2. What is the biggest attraction at the Exposition?
(a) The Court of Honor
(b) The Rookery Building
(c) The cathredral
(d) The Ferris Wheel

3. Where does Holmes say Julia has gone?
(a) Evanston
(b) London
(c) Iowa
(d) Dwight

4. What is the name of the hotel where Hut is staying?
(a) The Jackson
(b) The Wellington
(c) The Washington
(d) The Lincoln

5. Who does Emeline meet just before Christmas?
(a) Daniel Burnham
(b) Pearl
(c) Ned
(d) Mrs. Lawrence

6. Why does Dr. Holmes want Anna to come to Chicago?
(a) To make her less skeptical
(b) To keep Minnie on his side
(c) To marry her
(d) To keep Minnie occupied

7. Who is president of the United States in 1893?
(a) Richard Nixon
(b) Jackson Browne
(c) Glover Cleveland
(d) Abraham Lincoln

8. At what newspaper does Prendergast work?
(a) The InterOcean
(b) The New York Times
(c) The Chicago Post
(d) The Chicago Times

9. How many years have passed since the Exposition?
(a) 12
(b) 19
(c) 22
(d) 34

10. What kind of shop does Holmes buy?
(a) A gas station
(b) A sweet shop
(c) A pharmacy
(d) A newspaper shop

11. What is the name of the woman who designs the Women's Building?
(a) Lily Fangs
(b) Sophia Hayden
(c) Daisy Whiner
(d) Janet Burnham

12. What are Burnham and Root's jobs?
(a) Architects
(b) Businessmen
(c) Lawyers
(d) Doctors

13. Who does the fair hire to keep fairgoers safe?
(a) NYPD
(b) Canadian Rockies
(c) The Columbian Guard
(d) The military

14. Which city is second in the vote?
(a) Memphis
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Paris

15. In what year does Chicago win the vote to hold the Exposition?
(a) 1878
(b) 1889
(c) 1885
(d) 1890

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes Chicago in the late 1880's?

2. Who is running for his fifth term as mayor?

3. For whom is Prendergast campaigning?

4. Who is supervising landscape architect?

5. Prendergast thinks he is about to be appointed as ________________.

(see the answer keys)

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