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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Holmes trying to get published?
(a) His diary
(b) His memoirs
(c) His poetry
(d) His short stories

2. Who does Sullivan blame for most of his problems?
(a) Burnham
(b) His wife
(c) John Root
(d) Holmes

3. How many days early does Groneau want to open the Ferris Wheel?
(a) 2
(b) 7
(c) 1
(d) 4

4. What does American want its cities to be after the fair?
(a) Pretty and clean
(b) Exciting, but safe
(c) Peaceful havens
(d) Big and brash

5. On what day does Harrison announce his upcoming marriage?
(a) American Cities Day
(b) American Farm Day
(c) Columbus Day
(d) Independence Day

6. What is the name of the asylum to which Olmsted is admitted?
(a) Smith
(b) McFarlane
(c) Jones
(d) McLean

7. In which month does the attendance rise?
(a) September
(b) August
(c) October
(d) November

8. Holmes' hotel always smells of __________________.
(a) Chemicals and gas
(b) Burning bodies
(c) Rotting bodies
(d) Urine

9. With what is Burnham charged?
(a) GBH
(b) Criminal negligence
(c) Murder
(d) Insurance fraud

10. Who does Holmes take to the hotel with him?
(a) Mrs. Burnham
(b) Minnie
(c) Mrs. Lawrence
(d) Anna

11. What does Holmes seek to hear in his victims?
(a) Heavy breathing
(b) The approach of death
(c) God's voice
(d) Apologies

12. What does Pitezel buy his son at the fair?
(a) Lead soldiers
(b) A toy top
(c) A little drummer boy
(d) A dog

13. Where does Holmes state that Howard is?
(a) A homeless shelter
(b) A boarding house
(c) An institution
(d) Holmes' mother's house

14. In which city is Holmes' trial?
(a) Philadephia
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Chicago
(d) New York

15. Which small town outside Indianapolis does Geyer visit?
(a) Irvington
(b) Hollandska
(c) Leapbull
(d) Fromington

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holmes ask Anna to get from his vault?

2. Whose bodies does Geyer find in Toronto?

3. By whose visit is the opening of the Ferris Wheel overshadowed?

4. What does a New York editor call for other New York editors to do for Chicago?

5. Who does Burnham have to satisfy by keeping the attendance high?

(see the answer keys)

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