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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Harry Peak die?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

2. What was the estimated cost to replace the 400,000 lost books?
(a) About $17 million.
(b) $15 million.
(c) Over $14 million.
(d) $10.5 million.

3. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?
(a) Fahrenheit 451.
(b) 1984.
(c) Animal Farm.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poland during World War II, what percent of the books in the country were destroyed?

2. When did the Los Angeles Public Library update its circulation system?

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

4. How much might a division librarian overseeing many branches earn?

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

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