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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?
(a) $65,000.
(b) More than $60,000.
(c) $45,000.
(d) About $55,000.

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

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

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

6. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?
(a) Fahrenheit 451.
(b) 1984.
(c) Animal Farm.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. When did the Los Angeles Public Library update its circulation system?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2008.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Harry Peak have?

2. What department did Mel Rosenberg work in before he retired at Central Library?

3. Where did Wyman Jones run library systems before he came to Los Angeles?

4. How many books did the shipping department at Central move around Los Angeles five days a week?

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

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