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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 Emeline meet just before Christmas?

2. What does the author state that Chicago has a lot of during this time?

3. What is the name of the woman who designs the Women's Building?

4. Which city is second in the vote?

5. In what building do Burnham and John Root sit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Burnham invite to work on the designs for the World Exposition Fair?

2. Describe the submission sent in by George Ferris.

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

4. What does The World's Fair Hotel chapter show about Holmes' lifestyle?

5. What problems is Chicago having in the Convocation?

6. Describe Chicago before the Exposition.

7. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

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

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

10. How is the city of Chicago preparing for the fair in Dreadful Things Done By Girls?

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

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

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Larson use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main characters, examine the way Larson uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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