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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. What is the name of Ned's daughter?

2. Who does Emeline meet just before Christmas?

3. Which character dies in this chapter?

4. What is the name of the hotel where Hut is staying?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holmes start making good money?

2. Why are the attendances initially low?

3. How does the death of John Root affect the architects?

4. What does The World's Fair Hotel chapter show about Holmes' lifestyle?

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

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

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

8. What does Pendergast say in the postcard he sends Cooling?

9. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

10. Who does Burnham invite to work on the designs for the World Exposition Fair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the Chicago weather.

1) For what kind of weather is Chicago famous? What role does the weather play in the book?

2) Why did such experienced architects not take into account the effects of the snow? How are today's buildings in Chicago built specifically to handle the Chicago weather?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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