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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. To whom does Holmes sell the articulated skeleton?

3. Where does Holmes say Julia has gone?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

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

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

6. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

7. Why does Prendergast want to help Carter Harrison?

8. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

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

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

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

What position does Dr. Holmes hold in American popular culture? How was he able to go undetected for so long? Does the author present him as someone with a motive or does he portray him as completely evil?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the depression of 1893.

1) How bad was the 1893 depression? How long did it last?

2) How did Chicago made such a success of the Exposition when there was a depression going on?

3) How could the authorities justify spending so much money on one event when people were struggling?

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