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

2. On what side of the library did the first windows explode?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

3. Where did Harry Peak grow up?
(a) Santa Fe Springs.
(b) Agoura Hills.
(c) Compton.
(d) Temple City.

4. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?
(a) About $55,000.
(b) $45,000.
(c) $65,000.
(d) More than $60,000.

5. After the fire, what color clothes did Sylva Monooghian wear for the next several months?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Navy.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours of indexing work did C.J. Moon like to do when he came to the library to index the maps?

2. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?

3. What branch of the military did Harry Peak serve in?

4. When did the Peaks come to California from Missouri?

5. How many books were destroyed in the fire?

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