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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. Why does Dr. Holmes want Anna to come to Chicago?

2. Which member of Myrta's family does Holmes meet?

3. What is the name of the hotel where Hut is staying?

4. What word best describes Chicago in the late 1880's?

5. What is the name of the engineer who is awarded the concession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What do the architects want to achieve from the Exposition?

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

8. How does Holmes start making good money?

9. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

10. Why does Prendergast want to help Carter Harrison?

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

Who were Daniel Burnham and John Root? How influential were Daniel Burnham and John Root in helping to create contemporary Chicago? Why were they chosen as the chief architects?

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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