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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Teen'Scape, the teen section of the library, inaugurated?
(a) April 2000.
(b) May 2000.
(c) February 2000.
(d) March 2000.

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

4. In the 1960s, how many books did the library loan out per capita?
(a) 2.7.
(b) 3.4.
(c) 5.1.
(d) 4.2

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

6. For how much did the city of Los Angeles sue Harry?
(a) $48.6 million.
(b) $19.2 million.
(c) $23.6 million.
(d) $31.4 million.

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

8. In Chapter 30, how long had a man named David been living in his car?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 5 months.

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

10. 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.

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

12. In Chapter 21, what drug did Harry tell investigators he had stopped using recently?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Barbituates.
(d) Cocaine.

13. In a report the Library Foundation published in 1993, how many library entrances were functional?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

14. Where did Lawrie include Goodhue on the facade of the Los Angeles library?
(a) West entrance.
(b) East entrance.
(c) Southeast entrance.
(d) Northeast entrance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In 1986, how more books did the Goodhue Building contain than it was built to hold?

3. Where did Orlean attend an international gathering about libraries in the twenty-first century with the theme of "Rethink" (293)?

4. When was a man named Todd Willingham convicted of setting a fire that killed his children?

5. When did the Sylmar Earthquake occur?

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