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

2. How much does the murder rate rise in America as the economy falls?

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

4. What type of bureau is the police force going to establish?

5. What kind of shop does Holmes buy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What wi the Exposition like at night?

3. Why does Holmes invite Anna to the fair?

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

5. Why are the attendances initially low?

6. What are Holmes' initial impressions of Chicago?

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

8. Describe the submission sent in by George Ferris.

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

10. What difference does the painter Millet make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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