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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Cajamarca Province, Peru, how many farmers make space in their homes for library books since there is no library?
(a) 250.
(b) 700.
(c) 300.
(d) 500.

2. How old was staff librarian Tina Princenthal when she knew she wanted to be a librarian?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 8.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Lawrie do before returning to the work on the library after Goodhue's death?
(a) Take a sabbatical.
(b) Create a tomb for Goodhue.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Revamp his designs.

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

12. In Chapter 24, how many books did Molden want to read in a year?
(a) 150.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

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

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

15. When did the Sylmar Earthquake occur?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When were the coffeemakers banned that librarians used in their workrooms?

3. In Chapter 20, at what internal temperature did the administration decide to close the library on hot days?

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?

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

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