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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 the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1862.

2. How much did Bradbury spend on typewriter rental for his story The Fireman?
(a) $10.20.
(b) $8.60.
(c) $9.80.
(d) $11.40.

3. About how many maps did Feather collect?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 120,000.

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

5. How many of Harry's siblings graduated from high school?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) None of them.
(d) All of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many books did the shipping department at Central move around Los Angeles five days a week?

3. How long did the fire rage at the library?

4. Where did Peggy Murphy begin her library career?

5. Who used to operate a switchboard at the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it probable that there would be a fire at the library?

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

3. What was a polite expression in Senegal to say that a person died, and why did the author think the saying was appropriate?

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

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

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

7. Where did condolences come from after the fire?

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

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

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

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