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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. Who is president of the United States in 1893?

2. Who disembarks from a train in this chapter?

3. What is Alfred Trude's job?

4. In what year does Chicago win the vote to hold the Exposition?

5. Where do Burnham's wife and children live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems is Burnham facing in Gauntlet Dropped?

2. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

3. What are Holmes' initial impressions of Chicago?

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

5. What does Pendergast say in the postcard he sends Cooling?

6. How does the death of John Root affect the architects?

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

8. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

9. What wi the Exposition like at night?

10. Why is Burnham glad Carter Harrison loses the mayoral election?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the city of Chicago before the fair to the city of Chicago after the fair. How did the fair affect the city in terms of the following:

1) Crime

2) Jobs

3) Tourism

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "It is impossible for a book to be an accurate account of events because its first job is to entertain." Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Larson use character and setting to express these themes?

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