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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What day did the library burn?
(a) April 4, 1986.
(b) April 19, 1986.
(c) April 29, 1986.
(d) April 22, 1986.

3. How many stories tall was Central Library?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

4. When did William Blades write one of the first books about burning books?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1880.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was John Szabo in graduate school for library science at the University of Michigan?

3. How many books did the shipping department at Central move around Los Angeles five days a week?

4. What did Harry Peak's father do for a living?

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

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