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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1982, how many books were found in the Los Angeles home of library clerk, Gelnn Swartz?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 10,000.

2. 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?
(a) 48 months.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 36 months.

3. How many gallons of water seeped out when McDonnell Douglas processed the first books?
(a) 750.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 600.
(d) 800.

4. How many counts of arson and murder was Glendale fire captain John Leonard Orr charged with?
(a) 60 counts of arson and 9 counts of murder.
(b) 40 counts of arson and 4 counts of murder.
(c) 72 counts of arson and 11 counts of murder.
(d) 55 counts of arson and 7 counts of murder.

5. In 1986, how more books did the Goodhue Building contain than it was built to hold?
(a) 6 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 8 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the fire was it finally possible to see a future when the Central Library would move back to the Goodhue Building?

2. What streets bounded the construction area?

3. When did a visitor to the Los Angeles Public Library publish an essay imagining a time when the library would be compressed into an object the size of a suitcase?

4. What type of crucifix did Rev. Smith wear when he accompanied Harry to court?

5. When was the Library of Alexandria burned and not rebuilt?

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