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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 an argument with Burnham.
(c) He has a new job.
(d) He hates the idea of the Exposition ending.

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

3. What is the role of the retrenchment committee?
(a) To cut spending
(b) To investigate health and safety
(c) To increase attendance
(d) To investigate expenditure

4. What did Frank Haven Hall invent?
(a) Chewing gum
(b) A machine to type braille
(c) Revolvers
(d) The telephone

5. What ceremony takes place in the At Last chapter?
(a) The opening of the Ferris Wheel
(b) The opening of Holmes' hotel
(c) Burnham's birthday
(d) Independence Day celebration

6. To where has the chambermaid moved?
(a) New Orleans
(b) Chicago
(c) Dwight
(d) New York

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

8. How long does the first turn of the Ferris wheel take?
(a) 10 minutes
(b) 20 minutes
(c) 30 minutes
(d) 40 minutes

9. Who does Burnham have to satisfy by keeping the attendance high?
(a) Local businessmen
(b) Bankers
(c) Himself
(d) Investors

10. Where is Burnham buried?
(a) Graceland cemetery in Chicago
(b) Horace cemetery in Memphis
(c) Leper cemetery in Los Angeles
(d) Hollywood cemetery in Los Angeles

11. What is Anna's nickname?
(a) Loopy
(b) Miss Piggy
(c) Nannie
(d) The goat

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

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

14. Where is the Ferris Wheel reconstructed?
(a) Louisiana
(b) London
(c) New York
(d) Paris

15. Who is in charge of finding the three children?
(a) Howard Pitezel
(b) Frank Geyer
(c) Dr. Holmes
(d) Jack Ohio

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olmsted ask the people he met on his travels?

2. Who does Sullivan blame for most of his problems?

3. With how many cars does the Ferris Wheel begin?

4. What is the name of the woman Harrison is marrying?

5. In which month does the attendance rise?

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