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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. How old was Bertram Goodhue when he died?
(a) 57.
(b) 53.
(c) About to turn 55.
(d) Almost 60.

2. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?
(a) $65,000.
(b) More than $60,000.
(c) $45,000.
(d) About $55,000.

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

4. On what side of the library did the first windows explode?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Charles Lummis die?

3. At the time the book was written, about how many firefighter arsonists were arrested every year?

4. In Chapter 8, how many new books would arrive at the library?

5. What color hair did Harry Peak have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Harry Omer Peak?

2. Where did condolences come from after the fire?

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

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

5. What did Harry Peak's parents do for a lviing, and what type of family did they have?

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

7. What were some events that happened during Creason's career at Central Library?

8. Why did Arin Kasparian start working at the library, and how did it change his goals for a career?

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

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

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