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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the membership fee was abolished, how many people were cardholders?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 25,000.

2. When was there a telethon to raise money for book for the library?
(a) January 1987.
(b) February 1987.
(c) March 1987.
(d) April 1987.

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

4. How many boxes of books were sent to freezers in food warehouses?
(a) 58,000.
(b) 47,000.
(c) More than 50,000.
(d) About 40,000.

5. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?
(a) 213 BC.
(b) 411 BC.
(c) 372 BC.
(d) 199 BC.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Harry hired as a valet once?

2. After the fire, what color clothes did Sylva Monooghian wear for the next several months?

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

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

5. When was the Library of Alexandria burned and not rebuilt?

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