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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When did the California film industry begin?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1912.

5. At the time the book was written, about how many firefighter arsonists were arrested every year?
(a) 30.
(b) 45.
(c) 70.
(d) 100.

6. When and where was Wyman Jones born?
(a) 1930 in Michigan.
(b) 1931 in Indiana.
(c) !928 in Iowa.
(d) 1929 in Missouri.

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

8. After the fire, how many librarians at Central asked for transfers to other branches?
(a) 24.
(b) 11.
(c) 19.
(d) 37.

9. What was the membership fee for the library that opened in John Downey's building in 1873?
(a) $2 a year.
(b) $5 a year.
(c) $1 a year.
(d) $10 a year.

10. What time did the library open daily?
(a) 9:30 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

11. When was Charles Lummis appointed city librarian?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1905.

12. When was John Szabo in graduate school for library science at the University of Michigan?
(a) Late 1980s.
(b) Early 1990s.
(c) Early 2000s.
(d) Late 1990s.

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

14. What did Harry Peak's father do for a living?
(a) Welder.
(b) Sheet-metal mechanic.
(c) Automotive mechanic.
(d) Factory worker.

15. How many books were destroyed in the fire?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 300,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Until what date did the Atlanta library only serve white patrons?

3. When did William Blades write one of the first books about burning books?

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

5. When was there a telethon to raise money for book for the library?

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