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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people arrive for Independence Day at the fair?
(a) 200,000
(b) 100,000
(c) 500,000
(d) 80,000

3. How does an official from the railroad commit suicide?
(a) Jumps off the Ferris wheel
(b) Stabs himself
(c) Shoots himself
(d) Overdoses

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

5. Who leaves before the closing ceremony?
(a) Holmes
(b) Anna
(c) Burnham
(d) McKim

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

7. What did Olmsted ask the people he met on his travels?
(a) How old were they
(b) Had they heard of the Exposition
(c) If they had any money
(d) How the Exposition was going

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

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

10. What does a man pick up from Holmes' hotel later that night?
(a) Two large crates
(b) A car
(c) A horse
(d) A suitcase of money

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

12. Whose World's Fair attendance record does Chicago beat?
(a) Beijing
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) New York

13. Of what does Holmes write three different versions?
(a) Memoir
(b) Confession
(c) Novel
(d) Short story

14. The Royal Emissary looks upon Mrs. Palmer as _______________.
(a) an innkeepers' wife
(b) a blacksmith's wife
(c) a servant
(d) a slave

15. Holmes believes he is taking on the characteristics of __________.
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) the devil
(c) Jesus
(d) Howard Pitezel

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much longer does Harrison say he will live?

3. What is the favorite attraction at the fair?

4. Who of the following is one of the first people to take a ride on the Ferris wheel?

5. What country does Geyer travel to in The Tenant chapter?

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