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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Bradbury spend on typewriter rental for his story The Fireman?
(a) $8.60.
(b) $11.40.
(c) $10.20.
(d) $9.80.

2. When was Harry Peak born?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1958.

3. When did Harry Peak die?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1994.

4. Where did Peggy Murphy begin her library career?
(a) Mount Vernon, New York.
(b) Fort Wayne, Indiana.
(c) Des Moines, Iowa.
(d) Dallas, Texas.

5. How much might a division librarian overseeing many branches earn?
(a) Close to $200,000.
(b) $170,000.
(c) Around $150,000.
(d) $145,000.

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

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

8. About how many maps did Feather collect?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 120,000.

9. Who used to operate a switchboard at the library?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Pearl.

10. When was there a telethon to raise money for book for the library?
(a) January 1987.
(b) April 1987.
(c) February 1987.
(d) March 1987.

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

12. How many books did the shipping department at Central move around Los Angeles five days a week?
(a) 28,000.
(b) 41,000.
(c) 32,000.
(d) 17,000.

13. In Chapter 8, how many new books would arrive at the library?
(a) About 1,000.
(b) 920.
(c) More than 700.
(d) 650.

14. In Chapter 6, how many buildings was the city librarian responsible for?
(a) 107.
(b) 68.
(c) 89.
(d) 73.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Charles Lummis die?

2. What did Harry Peark's mother do for a living?

3. How long did it take to build the Nebraska State Capitol designed by Bertram Goodhue?

4. What day did the library burn?

5. During World War I, how many books did the Library War Council collect to send to American troops overseas?

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