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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anna accept the invitation?
(a) She likes traveling.
(b) She wants to meet Dr. Holmes.
(c) She wants to escape her husband.
(d) She wants to go to the fair.

2. What does the President turn on at the opening ceremony?
(a) The electricity
(b) A roller coaster
(c) The Ferris Wheel
(d) A car engine

3. What is the name of Ned's daughter?
(a) Anna
(b) Daisy
(c) Pearl
(d) Britney

4. Which character dies in this chapter?
(a) Daniel Burnham
(b) David Olmsted
(c) John Root
(d) H. H Holmes

5. What is the name of the engineer who is awarded the concession?
(a) Gale Davis
(b) David Worldtrade
(c) Jan Habermas
(d) George Ferris

6. Holmes says he is the son of ______________.
(a) a Scottish lord
(b) an American politician
(c) an English lord
(d) the Spanish king

7. Who tells Emeline to get away from Holmes?
(a) Burnham
(b) Mrs. Cigrand
(c) Root
(d) Ned

8. What do the Chicago architects want to show their Eastern counterparts?
(a) They have money
(b) They are better designers
(c) Chicago is more than cows and pigs
(d) They are better

9. Who is supervising landscape architect?
(a) James Ellsworth
(b) John Root
(c) Harry Codman
(d) Frederick Olmsted

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

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

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

13. Emeline's family is from what state?
(a) Louisiana
(b) Washington
(c) Indiana
(d) New York

14. Prendergast thinks he is about to be appointed as ________________.
(a) Corporate counsel
(b) Chief architect
(c) President
(d) Chief engineer

15. What do the the police think Holmes placed on the floor by his kiln?
(a) Pins
(b) Nails
(c) Oil
(d) Acid

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ned's wife?

2. Who are the lead architects of the Exposition?

3. What type of bureau is the police force going to establish?

4. Where would Emeline's footprint later be discovered?

5. Who does Holmes ask Minnie to invite to the fair?

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