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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Robert Sheahen and Harry Peak first meet?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1982.

2. In Chapter 25, what was the estimated cost of repairing and expanding the current Central Library building?
(a) $175 million.
(b) Close to $150 million.
(c) $160 million.
(d) About $180 miillion.

3. When was the first recorded instance of a bookmobile?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1905.

4. Of fires that were first thought to be arson, how many were discovered not to be arson after reexamination and further investigation?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 3/4.

5. When did downtown Los Angeles begin percolating as a business district?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1986.

6. When did library cards expire in Chapter 22?
(a) Every 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) Every 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

7. How many officers reported to David Aguirre, the head of security for the library?
(a) 68.
(b) 46.
(c) 51.
(d) 39.

8. In Chapter 20, at what internal temperature did the administration decide to close the library on hot days?
(a) 90 degrees.
(b) 85 degrees.
(c) 95 degrees.
(d) 80 degrees.

9. How many days did Harry spend in jail before he was released?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

11. When did forensic scientists warn that the principles of arson investigation were mostly myth?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1977.

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

13. When did more than 1,500 library staff members sign a petition complaining that central Library was a hazardous work environment?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1976.

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

15. How long was William Amor incarcerated until his case was reviewed?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 27 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide was the vacuum chamber McDonnell Douglas used to try to dry the first batch of 20,000 books?

2. When was Todd Willingham executed for setting the fire that killed his children?

3. When did a Chicago developer first propose the concept of air rights?

4. In Chapter 21, what drug did Harry tell investigators he had stopped using recently?

5. In Chapter 22, how many reference librarians were there?

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