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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Althea Warren became librarian how old did children have to be to get library cards?
(a) 5th grade of above.
(b) 3rd grade or above.
(c) 4th grade or above.
(d) 2nd grade or above.

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

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

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) Almost 3 million.
(b) 7 million.
(c) Around 6 million.
(d) 9 million.

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

6. How much did the rotunda chandelier weigh?
(a) 1,800 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 2 ton.
(d) 1 ton.

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

8. How long did the debate whether to renovate or replace the Goodhue Building go on?
(a) 8 years.
(b) About 12 years.
(c) Almost 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

10. 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.

11. How wide was the vacuum chamber McDonnell Douglas used to try to dry the first batch of 20,000 books?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 45 feet.
(c) 55 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

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

13. What type of crucifix did Rev. Smith wear when he accompanied Harry to court?
(a) Gold.
(b) Beaded.
(c) Jeweled.
(d) Silver.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Green Report study recommend that the Goodhue Building be torn down?

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

4. When did Carl Sandburg drop by the children's story hour, play guitar, and talk about Paul Bunyan?

5. When did librarians unionize as the Librarians' Guild?

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