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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did William Blades write one of the first books about burning books?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1880.

2. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?
(a) 213 BC.
(b) 199 BC.
(c) 372 BC.
(d) 411 BC.

3. In Chapter 1, when did the shipping department at the library begin their day?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) Dawn.

4. How many librarians were killed by the AIDS crisis?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

5. What branch of the military did Harry Peak serve in?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

6. How long has the Los Angelese Public Library been online?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1991.

7. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1859.

8. What time did the shipping department of the library open?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

9. 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) 300,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 250,000.

10. What type of vehicle did Harry drive as a chauffeur for a neighbor?
(a) Pontiac Le Mans.
(b) Packard.
(c) Chevy Impala.
(d) Cadillac Brougham.

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

12. In 1921, about how many books were checked out every hour?
(a) 750.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 500.

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

14. What color hair did Harry Peak have?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

15. How much did Lodwrick Cook, the head of ARCO, donate to start the Save the Books campaign?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $75,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how many buildings was the city librarian responsible for?

2. How many counts of arson and murder was Glendale fire captain John Leonard Orr charged with?

3. When did Szabo establish Career Online High School?

4. Where did Harry Peak grow up?

5. How old was a map of Europe that was in the Feather's collection?

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