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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 long were the books frozen before they were ready to be thawed and reprocessed?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. In Chapter 30, how long had a man named David been living in his car?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 14 months.

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

4. In Cajamarca Province, Peru, how many farmers make space in their homes for library books since there is no library?
(a) 300.
(b) 700.
(c) 250.
(d) 500.

5. Where did Orlean attend an international gathering about libraries in the twenty-first century with the theme of "Rethink" (293)?
(a) Finland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, at what internal temperature did the administration decide to close the library on hot days?

2. When did Central Library create the division of Engagement and Learning?

3. When was the phone at the InfoNow Department particularly busy?

4. How long did it take to pour the concrete for the rotunda?

5. In 1973, what were the hours of the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Source?

2. When was Harry arrested and why?

3. What did Orlean observe when she visited the reference section on a Monday morning?

4. What was "negative corpus" (275)?

5. What law suits were filed after Harry was released from jail?

6. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?

7. What was the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?

8. What fire violations were noted at the library in 1973, and why was Barton Phelps suspicious of some of the violations?

9. Who was Paul Bieber, and what was his opinion about the library fire?

10. What was the interior of the new library building like?

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