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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 1886.
(d) 1871.

2. When was the ban against buildings taller than 13 stories lifted in Los Angeles?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1961.

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

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

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

6. When was a man named Todd Willingham convicted of setting a fire that killed his children?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1987.

7. When was the phone at the InfoNow Department particularly busy?
(a) All day Friday.
(b) Monday mornings.
(c) Tuesday afternoons.
(d) Monday afternoons.

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

9. In Chapter 22, how long had Pasquineli been a librarian at Central?
(a) 29 years.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 35 years.

10. 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) 20-watt light bulbs.
(d) 40-watt light bulbs.

11. When was Todd Willingham executed for setting the fire that killed his children?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2004.

12. When was Harry arrested?
(a) March 3, 1987.
(b) February 9, 1987.
(c) March 15, 1987.
(d) February 27, 1987.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first scientifically based report on how to examine fires published?

2. In 1973, how many fire code violations were cited for the Central Library?

3. When was the library's cornerstone laid?

4. How many reading rooms were arranged along the perimeter of the library building?

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

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