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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. How many years have passed since the Exposition?

2. What does Holmes advertise in the local papers?

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

4. What color eyes does Herman Mudgett have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

3. Describe the submission sent in by George Ferris.

4. What problems is Burnham facing in Gauntlet Dropped?

5. How does Holmes prove himself untrustworthy in Hotel for the Fair?

6. What wi the Exposition like at night?

7. Describe Chicago before the Exposition.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in the book and examine his/her real life. How does Larson represent him/her in the novel? Is this an accurate representation of the character?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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