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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. Who tells Emeline to get away from Holmes?

2. What is the title of Burnham's official job?

3. What problems are happening in America during this time?

4. How many years have passed since the Exposition?

5. What is the name of Holmes' new woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the submission sent in by George Ferris.

2. Describe Chicago before the Exposition.

3. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

4. Why is Burnham glad Carter Harrison loses the mayoral election?

5. What is Chicago's attitude toward missing people in the 19th century?

6. How is Prendergast beginning to show that he is insane?

7. What does the Modus Operandi chapter say about Pendergast's desires as a serial killer?

8. What do the architects want to achieve from the Exposition?

9. What wi the Exposition like at night?

10. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Burnham's role in making the Exposition a success.

1) Should Burnham should be regarded as a hero for how he persevered with the Exposition?

2) What role did the other workers play in the success? What do the students think would have happened if Burnham had given up?

3) How important is a leader to such an effort?

Essay Topic 2

What position does Dr. Holmes hold in American popular culture? How was he able to go undetected for so long? Does the author present him as someone with a motive or does he portray him as completely evil?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Holmes choose the women he did as his wives? What similar characteristics did they have? What kind of woman would have proven to be Holmes' downfall?

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