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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings did Harry Peak have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. How many of Harry's siblings graduated from high school?
(a) 2.
(b) All of them.
(c) 1.
(d) None of them.

3. How long did the fire rage at the library?
(a) 7 hours and 38 minutes.
(b) 8 hours and 11 minutes.
(c) 6 hours and 19 minutes.
(d) 9 hours and 42 minutes.

4. What time did the shipping department of the library open?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

5. What did Harry Peark's mother do for a living?
(a) Cashier.
(b) Day care worker.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a public library first exist in Los Angeles?

2. When did Orlean and her husband move to Los Angeles?

3. How many books were destroyed in the fire?

4. On the day of the fire, what time did a smoke detector set off an alarm?

5. What day did the library burn?

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