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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. With what is Burnham charged?
(a) Murder
(b) Insurance fraud
(c) Criminal negligence
(d) GBH

2. 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

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

4. What is the name of the woman Harrison is marrying?
(a) Jackie Davis
(b) Joanna Charles
(c) Lauren Jackal
(d) Annie Howard

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of finding the three children?

2. Whose bodies does Geyer find in Toronto?

3. Holmes' hotel always smells of __________________.

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

5. What does Pitezel buy his son at the fair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Burnham feel he is a failure in the At Last chapter?

2. What is Holmes's plan in the Independence Day chapter?

3. What does Geyer find out about the children in Indianapolis?

4. What tragedy occurs in the Rising Wave chapter?

5. Describe Prendergast's visit to the City Hall.

6. In what way can the characters of Burnham and Holmes be compared?

7. What do Minnie and Anna see at the fair?

8. How does Holmes seduce Georgianna?

9. What do the police find in Holmes' hotel?

10. What does McKim write in his letter in the Departures chapter?

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