The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness in the Fair That Changed America Test | Final 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 | Final 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. Why does McKim leave so early?
(a) His wife is sick.
(b) He has a new job.
(c) He hates the idea of the Exposition ending.
(d) He has an argument with Burnham.

2. How many people die from an explosion?
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 14

3. What does the wind cause the Ferris Wheel to do?
(a) Rotate faster
(b) Vibrate
(c) Collapse
(d) Sway

4. How many weeks are left to the end of the Exposition?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 3

5. Who did Omsted write to say what people thought of the Exposition?
(a) Burnham
(b) Ulrich
(c) Holmes
(d) Root

6. What does Holmes not want to become when he dies?
(a) Forgotten
(b) An exhibit
(c) A specimen
(d) A reincarnation

7. What does Holmes do when Anna enters the vault?
(a) Seals the door
(b) Shoots her
(c) Turns on poisonous gas
(d) Enters with her

8. What illness does Burnham get later in his life?
(a) Cancer
(b) Diabetes
(c) Asthma
(d) HIV

9. With whom does Millet promise the midway women could dance?
(a) Government officials
(b) The Columbian Guards
(c) Sailors
(d) Exposition officials

10. Who is Prendergast introduced to at the City Hall?
(a) Jackson
(b) Root
(c) Harrison
(d) Krause

11. Who does Burnhan want to lower their rates?
(a) Trains
(b) Ticket sellers
(c) Horse and carriages
(d) Taxis

12. Whose bodies does Geyer find in Toronto?
(a) Jackie and Emeline
(b) Howard and Anna
(c) Georgina and Mrs. Lawrence
(d) Alice and Nellie

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

14. Which of the following do Anna and Minnie not see at the fair?
(a) Movie
(b) Electric chair
(c) Television
(d) Telephone

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character dies aboard the Titanic?

2. To whom does the footprint belong?

3. Where does Geyer think Howard died?

4. With what is the closing ceremony replaced?

5. Olsted left the completion of the Exposition to _________.

(see the answer keys)

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