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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was Wyman Jones city librarian?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 18 years.

2. During the time that Lydia Prescott ran the library, to how many books did the collection grow from an initial number of 12,000?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 150,000.

3. When did Orlean and her husband move to Los Angeles?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2008.

4. On the day of the fire, what time did a smoke detector set off an alarm?
(a) A few minutes before 11 a.m.
(b) 11:04 a.m.
(c) 11:44 a.m.
(d) Around 10:30 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Harry Peak born?

2. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?

3. What department did Mel Rosenberg work in before he retired at Central Library?

4. When was there a telethon to raise money for book for the library?

5. After the fire, how many librarians at Central asked for transfers to other branches?

(see the answer key)

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