The Library Book Test | Final Test - Easy

Susan Orlean
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The Library Book Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the ban against buildings taller than 13 stories lifted in Los Angeles?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1957.

2. When was Harry arrested?
(a) February 9, 1987.
(b) February 27, 1987.
(c) March 3, 1987.
(d) March 15, 1987.

3. When did a visitor to the Los Angeles Public Library publish an essay imagining a time when the library would be compressed into an object the size of a suitcase?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1871.

4. In the 1960s, what were 75-watt light bulbs replaced with in the stacks?
(a) 40-watt light bulbs.
(b) 60-watt light bulbs.
(c) 20-watt light bulbs.
(d) 25-watt light bulbs.

5. When did the new library officially open?
(a) July 15, 1926.
(b) June 3, 1926.
(c) June 24, 1926.
(d) July 26, 1926.

6. How long were the books frozen before they were ready to be thawed and reprocessed?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

7. How many gallons of water seeped out when McDonnell Douglas processed the first books?
(a) 750.
(b) 800.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 600.

8. How old were Castro's children when she got them library cards?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

9. How long had Lawrie and Goodhue been friends?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 28 years.
(d) 30 years.

10. When did Harry agree to take a polygraph test?
(a) October 30, 1986.
(b) October 27, 1986.
(c) October 4, 1986.
(d) October 11, 1986.

11. When did the Green Report study recommend that the Goodhue Building be torn down?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1971.

12. When was the first scientifically based report on how to examine fires published?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2008.
(d) 1992.

13. How long had Viola Castro worked at the library in Chapter 24?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 13 years.

14. What temperature did McDonnell Douglas use in their vacuum chamber to try to dry the first batch of books?
(a) 110 degrees.
(b) 120 degrees.
(c) 95 degrees.
(d) 100 degrees.

15. When did librarians unionize as the Librarians' Guild?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what was the estimated cost of repairing and expanding the current Central Library building?

2. How many days did Harry spend in jail before he was released?

3. When library staff members were shown Harry in a driver's license photo, how many chose Harry from a photo lineup?

4. How much did Robert Maguire pay to buy the air rights for the library?

5. When did Warren leave the library?

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