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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Peggy Murphy begin her library career?
(a) Fort Wayne, Indiana.
(b) Des Moines, Iowa.
(c) Mount Vernon, New York.
(d) Dallas, Texas.

2. After the fire, how many librarians at Central asked for transfers to other branches?
(a) 11.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) 37.

3. At the time the book was written, how did the library's map collection compare to other libraries in the U.S.?
(a) 2nd largest.
(b) 8th largest.
(c) 5th largest.
(d) 4th largest.

4. When did the California film industry begin?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1912.

5. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?
(a) A quarter million.
(b) Half a million.
(c) 900,000.
(d) 850,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until what date did the Atlanta library only serve white patrons?

2. Where did Wyman Jones run library systems before he came to Los Angeles?

3. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?

4. When did Harry Peak die?

5. What branch of the military did Harry Peak serve in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Career Onlie High School (COHS)?

2. What work did Carlos Nunez do for the Literacy Center at the Central Library?

3. Where did the firefighters from EC10 first see smoke?

4. How did the fire department begin investigating after the fire was extinguished?

5. Who was Bertram Goodhue?

6. What jobs did Harry have in Los Angeles?

7. In Chapter 8, how many new books would arrive at the library in a month, and how were they processed?

8. What struggle was there for the library staff to work after the fire?

9. Who was C.J. Moon?

10. How was money raised to replace the library books?

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