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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 22, how many reference librarians were there?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

9. Of fires that were first thought to be arson, how many were discovered not to be arson after reexamination and further investigation?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/2.

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

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

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

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

14. In cold weather, how many times a day would a building engineer have to pour water on the boiler to prevent it from blowing up?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Rumford Fair Housing Act passed?

3. When was Teen'Scape, the teen section of the library, inaugurated?

4. How old was staff librarian Tina Princenthal when she knew she wanted to be a librarian?

5. In Chapter 25, what was the estimated cost of repairing and expanding the current Central Library building?

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