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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. Emeline is from ___________.

2. Emeline's family is from what state?

3. What does Holmes' Silver Ash Institute support?

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

5. What is the name of the husband of the family that moves into Holmes' hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the attendances initially low?

2. What does Burnham concede in his negotiations with the unions?

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

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

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

6. What are the two main deadlines for the Exposition?

7. What wi the Exposition like at night?

8. Describe Chicago before the Exposition.

9. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

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

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

How was Chicago different in the 1880's to what it is now? What kind of people lived there and what sort of jobs did they have? In what ways did the exposition make a big difference to the city?

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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