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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When did a public library first exist in Los Angeles?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1859.

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

6. How long did the fire rage at the library?
(a) 7 hours and 38 minutes.
(b) 8 hours and 11 minutes.
(c) 6 hours and 19 minutes.
(d) 9 hours and 42 minutes.

7. Where did Harry Peak grow up?
(a) Temple City.
(b) Compton.
(c) Santa Fe Springs.
(d) Agoura Hills.

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

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

10. What type of librarian did Arin Kasparian wish to become?
(a) Technical service.
(b) Special collections.
(c) Reference and research.
(d) Children's and young adult.

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

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

13. How many years was Wyman Jones city librarian?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 25 years.

14. How many hours of indexing work did C.J. Moon like to do when he came to the library to index the maps?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many boxes of books were sent to freezers in food warehouses?

3. When did Szabo establish Career Online High School?

4. What was the estimated cost to replace the 400,000 lost books?

5. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?

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