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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Millet die aboard the Titanic?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He freezes to death.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He kills himself.
2. What does American want its cities to be after the fair?
(a) Exciting, but safe
(b) Big and brash
(c) Pretty and clean
(d) Peaceful havens
3. How much longer does Harrison say he will live?
(a) 20 years
(b) Half a century
(c) Ten years
(d) A century
4. For what is the Ferris wheel eventually used?
(a) Offices
(b) A water mill
(c) Scrap metal
(d) A tourist attraction
5. Which of the following do the police not find at Holmes' hotel?
(a) Acid
(b) A kiln
(c) A dissection table
(d) An iron maiden
6. In which month does the attendance rise?
(a) October
(b) November
(c) August
(d) September
7. On what day does Harrison announce his upcoming marriage?
(a) Independence Day
(b) American Farm Day
(c) Columbus Day
(d) American Cities Day
8. What does Pitezel buy his son at the fair?
(a) A dog
(b) A little drummer boy
(c) A toy top
(d) Lead soldiers
9. Where does the British navy boat sink?
(a) The Indian Ocean
(b) The Pacific Ocean
(c) The Red Sea
(d) Tripoli
10. How long does the first turn of the Ferris wheel take?
(a) 30 minutes
(b) 40 minutes
(c) 10 minutes
(d) 20 minutes
11. What is the favorite attraction at the fair?
(a) The Ferris Wheel
(b) The roller coaster
(c) The Eiffel Tower
(d) The Library
12. Where does Geyer think Howard died?
(a) Virginia
(b) North Carolina
(c) South Carolina
(d) Indianapolis
13. Why did Burnham ignore most of Olmsted's advice?
(a) Olmsted does not know what is really happening.
(b) He wants to keep control.
(c) The advice is awful.
(d) The fair is doing very well.
14. What is Prendergast's sentence for killing Harrison?
(a) Community service
(b) Death by electric chair
(c) Death by hanging
(d) Life imprisonment
15. What does a New York editor call for other New York editors to do for Chicago?
(a) Donate them money
(b) Advertise the fair for free
(c) Apologize
(d) Visit the fair
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does McKim leave so early?
2. What is the name of the asylum to which Olmsted is admitted?
3. To whom does the footprint belong?
4. Whose body do they find at the end of the chapter?
5. What does Holmes not want to become when he dies?
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