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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would it take to process a book in Chapter 8?
(a) Almost a week.
(b) About 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 6 days.

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

3. How many of Harry's siblings graduated from high school?
(a) None of them.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) All of them.

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) 55 counts of arson and 7 counts of murder.
(c) 40 counts of arson and 4 counts of murder.
(d) 72 counts of arson and 11 counts of murder.

5. When did Orlean and her husband move to Los Angeles?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2011.

6. At the time of the fire, how many librarians worked at Central?
(a) 145.
(b) 250.
(c) 170.
(d) 98.

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

8. How old was a map of Europe that was in the Feather's collection?
(a) 1487.
(b) 1592.
(c) 1709.
(d) 1611.

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

10. How old was Bertram Goodhue when he died?
(a) About to turn 55.
(b) Almost 60.
(c) 53.
(d) 57.

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

12. How much was the reward to find the library arsonist?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $50,000.

13. When did Szabo establish Career Online High School?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2014.

14. When did the Peaks come to California from Missouri?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1930s.

15. At the time the book was written, how did the library's map collection compare to other libraries in the U.S.?
(a) 2nd largest.
(b) 5th largest.
(c) 4th largest.
(d) 8th largest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Harry Peak die?

2. After the fire, how many librarians at Central asked for transfers to other branches?

3. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?

4. When did the Los Angeles Public Library update its circulation system?

5. Where was Harry hired as a valet once?

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