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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 does the fair hire to keep fairgoers safe?

2. What kind of shop does Holmes buy?

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

4. What was the Exposition's unofficial name?

5. Which of the following famous people is going to the opening ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Chicago before the Exposition.

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

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

7. How does Holmes start making good money?

8. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

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

10. Why are the attendances initially low?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What difference did the fair make to Chicago? Did Chicago need to change? Were there negative effects of the fair as well as positive affects? How can such an event affect the mindset and confidence of a population?

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

Devil in the White City is part of the true crime genre.

1) What are the conventions of the true crime genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did White City help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in White City?

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