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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 Holmes ask Minnie to invite to the fair?

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

3. What is the biggest attraction at the Exposition?

4. When does Gertrude become uneasy?

5. Who does Emeline meet just before Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gertrude's attitude towards Holmes change in the Cuckolding?

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

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

5. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

6. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

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

8. What wi the Exposition like at night?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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