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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 not want to become when he dies?
(a) A specimen
(b) A reincarnation
(c) Forgotten
(d) An exhibit

2. Who does Holmes take to the hotel with him?
(a) Mrs. Burnham
(b) Mrs. Lawrence
(c) Minnie
(d) Anna

3. What country does Geyer travel to in The Tenant chapter?
(a) Cuba
(b) Canada
(c) Brazil
(d) Jamacia

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

5. What does Holmes ask Anna to get from his vault?
(a) His suitcase
(b) Documents
(c) Money
(d) Photographs

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the police not find at Holmes' hotel?

2. Who carries out Holmes' burial instructions?

3. What does a New York editor call for other New York editors to do for Chicago?

4. Which character dies aboard the Titanic?

5. Who does Susan Anthony meet at the fair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to George Ferris?

2. What eventually happens to the Ferris wheel?

3. What eventually happens to Burnham and his wife?

4. What tragedy occurs in the Rising Wave chapter?

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

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

7. What does Burnham manage to prove to the world?

8. Why does Burnham have to raise attendance?

9. What eventually happens to Holmes?

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

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