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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. When was John Szabo in graduate school for library science at the University of Michigan?
(a) Early 2000s.
(b) Early 1990s.
(c) Late 1990s.
(d) Late 1980s.

2. When did Harry Peak die?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

3. What did Harry Peak's father do for a living?
(a) Sheet-metal mechanic.
(b) Factory worker.
(c) Welder.
(d) Automotive mechanic.

4. When did Gene Scott, a pastor of the Westcott Christian Center buy a 4,000 seat auditorium that used to belong to the Church of the Open Door?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1974.

5. How long did it take to build the Nebraska State Capitol designed by Bertram Goodhue?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 9 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Charles Lummis appointed city librarian?

2. When did Glen Creason enter library school?

3. What serial killer was Richard Ramirez, a patron of the library, known as?

4. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?

5. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Orlean discover about the library's reputation for being a quiet place?

3. When did the fire department first get information about Harry Peak from the tip line?

4. What was Charles Lummis's first job in Los Angeles, and how did he get to the city from Cleveland?

5. How did Orlean describe the Central Library when she first saw it?

6. What book did Orlean burn and how did she describe the process?

7. What were the first two libraries like in Los Angeles?

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

9. How many times were there fires in the Central Library after the fire in April 1986?

10. What had to be done after the fire was put out?

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