The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness in the Fair That Changed America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Erik Larson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness in the Fair That Changed America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Erik Larson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Holmes ask Minnie to invite to the fair?
(a) Helena
(b) Mara
(c) Jana
(d) Anna

2. Who is now completely insane?
(a) Alfred Trude
(b) Holmes
(c) Burnham
(d) Prendergast

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

4. For whom is Prendergast campaigning?
(a) Alfred Trude
(b) H. H Holmes
(c) Daniel Burnham
(d) Carter Harrison

5. What does Dr. Kelley cure?
(a) Sex addiction
(b) Alcoholism
(c) Love sickness
(d) Drug addiction

6. What does Prendergast send out to influential people?
(a) Letters
(b) Champagne
(c) Photographs
(d) Postcards

7. What does Holmes sell to Ned?
(a) His hotel
(b) His horse
(c) His pharmarcy
(d) His car

8. From what city do three of the architects come?
(a) Kentucky
(b) New York
(c) New Orleans
(d) Boston

9. What is the name of the new family that moves into Holmes' apartment?
(a) Bennett
(b) Chappell
(c) Jackson
(d) Doyle

10. Emeline is from ___________.
(a) Kansas
(b) Charlotte
(c) New York
(d) Dwight

11. What is the name of Holmes' wife?
(a) Franny
(b) Daisy
(c) Janet
(d) Myrta

12. What color eyes does Herman Mudgett have?
(a) Green
(b) Brown
(c) Black
(d) Blue

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

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

15. What is the title of Burnham's official job?
(a) Supervising architect
(b) Chief accountant
(c) Chief of construction
(d) Supervising landscape architect

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the secretary of the board of architects?

2. What is Holmes' building nicknamed by the locals?

3. Why does Dr. Holmes want Anna to come to Chicago?

4. What does Mrs. Lawrence think has happened to Emeline?

5. Holmes says he is the son of ______________.

(see the answer keys)

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