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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was a man named Todd Willingham convicted of setting a fire that killed his children?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1994.

2. How many hours of indexing work did C.J. Moon like to do when he came to the library to index the maps?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

3. How many counts of arson and murder was Glendale fire captain John Leonard Orr charged with?
(a) 72 counts of arson and 11 counts of murder.
(b) 40 counts of arson and 4 counts of murder.
(c) 60 counts of arson and 9 counts of murder.
(d) 55 counts of arson and 7 counts of murder.

4. When did Carl Sandburg drop by the children's story hour, play guitar, and talk about Paul Bunyan?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1939.

5. Where did Harry Peak grow up?
(a) Temple City.
(b) Santa Fe Springs.
(c) Compton.
(d) Agoura Hills.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time that Lydia Prescott ran the library, to how many books did the collection grow from an initial number of 12,000?

2. How many officers reported to David Aguirre, the head of security for the library?

3. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?

4. Where was Harry hired as a valet once?

5. Who used to operate a switchboard at the library?

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