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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How likely is it that an arsonist can get away with the crime?
(a) 76%.
(b) 69%.
(c) 87%.
(d) 99%.

2. When Orlean visited the library shipping department, how many people were working?
(a) 8 men and 1 woman.
(b) 7 men and 2 women.
(c) 9 men and 4 women.
(d) 11 men and 3 women.

3. In Cajamarca Province, Peru, how many farmers make space in their homes for library books since there is no library?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 300.
(d) 700.

4. Of fires that were first thought to be arson, how many were discovered not to be arson after reexamination and further investigation?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 2/3.

5. When did the Sylmar Earthquake occur?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harry Peak's father do for a living?

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

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 long did Sally Buchanan, chief conservator, tell her staff it would take to rehabilitate the books and have them ready to be cataloged and returned to the shelves?

5. For how much did the city of Los Angeles sue Harry?

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