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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only reason the police would have for finding a missing person?

2. Who is the president of the board of architects?

3. At what newspaper does Prendergast work?

4. To whom does Holmes sell the articulated skeleton?

5. What is the name of Minnie's sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Chicago's attitude toward missing people in the 19th century?

3. What difference does the painter Millet make?

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

5. What does the Modus Operandi chapter say about Pendergast's desires as a serial killer?

6. How does Holmes start making good money?

7. Why does Holmes send Pitezel to obtain Dr. Kelley's cure for alcoholism?

8. What wi the Exposition like at night?

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

10. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Burnham's role in making the Exposition a success.

1) Should Burnham should be regarded as a hero for how he persevered with the Exposition?

2) What role did the other workers play in the success? What do the students think would have happened if Burnham had given up?

3) How important is a leader to such an effort?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways has Chicago always been linked with crime? What other criminals are linked with the city? How is Chicago's reputation for crime influenced through its representation in popular culture? What difference do the students think the Exposition made to crime in the city?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the Chicago weather.

1) For what kind of weather is Chicago famous? What role does the weather play in the book?

2) Why did such experienced architects not take into account the effects of the snow? How are today's buildings in Chicago built specifically to handle the Chicago weather?

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