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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 take to the hotel with him?

2. What is Prendergast's sentence for killing Harrison?

3. What does a man pick up from Holmes' hotel later that night?

4. In which city is Holmes' trial?

5. How long does the first turn of the Ferris wheel take?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geyer find out about the children in Indianapolis?

2. What happens to George Ferris?

3. How does Holmes seduce Georgianna?

4. Why does Burnham feel he is a failure in the At Last chapter?

5. Why does the New York editor want his fellow editors to apologize to Chicago?

6. What does Burnham manage to prove to the world?

7. What happens to Olmstead in the Recessional chapter?

8. Why does Burnham have to raise attendance?

9. What eventually happens to the Ferris wheel?

10. In what way can the characters of Burnham and Holmes be compared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Larson's characters are? Select one of the minor characters such as Mrs. Lawrence and discuss how much you know about her background. How does Larson provide the reader with information about that character?

Essay Topic 2

What potential problems does Burnham face? What is the worst problem and how can he solve it? Is Burnham the right man for the job and, if so, why is he the right man?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways has Chicago always been linked with crime? What other criminals are linked with the city? How is Chicago's reputation for crime influenced through its representation in popular culture? What difference do the students think the Exposition made to crime in the city?

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