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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the estimated cost to replace the 400,000 lost books?
(a) $10.5 million.
(b) About $17 million.
(c) Over $14 million.
(d) $15 million.

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

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

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

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

7. Where did Arin Kasparian work before working at the library?
(a) Car dealer.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Janitorial service.
(d) Subway.

8. What type of vehicle did Harry drive as a chauffeur for a neighbor?
(a) Pontiac Le Mans.
(b) Cadillac Brougham.
(c) Chevy Impala.
(d) Packard.

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

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

11. When Orlean visited the library shipping department, how many people were working?
(a) 9 men and 4 women.
(b) 11 men and 3 women.
(c) 7 men and 2 women.
(d) 8 men and 1 woman.

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

13. When did the Los Angeles Central Library open?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1942.

14. How much did the first library bond issue raise to build a library?
(a) $9 million.
(b) $2.5 million.
(c) $4.5 million.
(d) $6 million.

15. What department did Mel Rosenberg work in before he retired at Central Library?
(a) History.
(b) Multimedia.
(c) Art.
(d) Biography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the Los Angelese Public Library been online?

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

3. When did Charles Lummis die?

4. In 1981, how much was a woman earning a year from selling books stolen from the Los Angeles Public Library?

5. How many of Harry's siblings graduated from high school?

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