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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holmes advertise in the local papers?
(a) His pharmacy
(b) His horse
(c) His World's Fair Hotel
(d) His marriage to Minnie

2. For what day is the opening ceremony scheduled?
(a) December 15
(b) May 1
(c) June 1
(d) October 12

3. What is the only reason the police would have for finding a missing person?
(a) If they had money
(b) If the government told them to
(c) If they were a child
(d) If they were famous

4. What color eyes does Herman Mudgett have?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Brown
(d) Black

5. Who is the secretary of the board of architects?
(a) Hunt
(b) Sullivan
(c) Burnham
(d) Root

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the daily attendance up to the end of May?

2. What does the author state that Chicago has a lot of during this time?

3. What is the title of Burnham's official job?

4. What does Holmes' Silver Ash Institute support?

5. Emeline's family is from what state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems is Burnham facing in Gauntlet Dropped?

2. What mistake has the structural engineer made in Cold Blooded Fact?

3. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

4. How is Prendergast beginning to show that he is insane?

5. Describe Chicago before the Exposition.

6. How does Holmes prove himself untrustworthy in Hotel for the Fair?

7. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

8. Why does Mrs. Lawrence not go to the police in Chappell Redux?

9. What happens between Julia and Holmes in Remains of the Day?

10. Who does Burnham invite to work on the designs for the World Exposition Fair?

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