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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Bradbury spend on typewriter rental for his story The Fireman?
(a) $10.20.
(b) $9.80.
(c) $8.60.
(d) $11.40.

2. In 1981, how much was a woman earning a year from selling books stolen from the Los Angeles Public Library?
(a) $35,000.
(b) Approximately $40,000.
(c) $60,000.
(d) About $50,000.

3. How many years was Wyman Jones city librarian?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. In Chapter 1, when did the shipping department at the library begin their day?
(a) Dawn.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

5. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?
(a) A quarter million.
(b) 850,000.
(c) 900,000.
(d) Half a million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When and where was Wyman Jones born?

2. Where did Wyman Jones run library systems before he came to Los Angeles?

3. What time did the library open daily?

4. How long would it take to process a book in Chapter 8?

5. When Orlean visited the library shipping department, how many people were working?

(see the answer key)

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