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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many reading rooms were arranged along the perimeter of the library building?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

2. 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) 1904.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1886.

3. 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) 3/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 2/3.

4. According to a 2010 survey, how many Americans used one of the country's 17,078 public libraries and bookmobiles in the course of the year?
(a) Around 6 million.
(b) Almost 3 million.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 9 million.

5. When was ground broken for the new library wing?
(a) July 27, 1988.
(b) June 3, 1988.
(c) May 11, 1988.
(d) April 19, 1988.

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

7. Where was Goodhue buried?
(a) Boston.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) White Plains.

8. How long did riots last in Watts in 1965?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 3 days.

9. When did Central Library create the division of Engagement and Learning?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2011.

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

11. What was the nickname the InfoNow staff had for a woman who called for spelling and grammar help all the time?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Mags.
(c) Poet.
(d) Fur.

12. In 1973, how many fire code violations were cited for the Central Library?
(a) 18.
(b) 34.
(c) 22.
(d) 26.

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

14. When did Carl Sandburg drop by the children's story hour, play guitar, and talk about Paul Bunyan?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1940.

15. In 1986, how more books did the Goodhue Building contain than it was built to hold?
(a) 6 times.
(b) 8 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 7 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the library's cornerstone laid?

2. When did Robert Sheahen and Harry Peak first meet?

3. How long did Sally Buchanan, chief conservator, tell her staff it would take to rehabilitate the books and have them ready to be cataloged and returned to the shelves?

4. When did more than 1,500 library staff members sign a petition complaining that central Library was a hazardous work environment?

5. When did forensic scientists warn that the principles of arson investigation were mostly myth?

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