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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During World War I, how many books did the Library War Council collect to send to American troops overseas?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 600,000.
(d) 350,000.

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) 250,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 300,000.

3. When did the Los Angeles Central Library open?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1926.

4. Until what date did the Atlanta library only serve white patrons?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1958.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percent of the library system's literacy students are not native English speakers?

2. What type of librarian did Arin Kasparian wish to become?

3. What day did the library burn?

4. In Chapter 8, how many new books would arrive at the library?

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

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