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

3. How long did it take to pour the concrete for the rotunda?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 11 hours.
(c) 21 hours.
(d) 27 hours.

4. What did Lawrie do before returning to the work on the library after Goodhue's death?
(a) Take a vacation.
(b) Create a tomb for Goodhue.
(c) Revamp his designs.
(d) Take a sabbatical.

5. In Chapter 22, how long had Pasquineli been a librarian at Central?
(a) 14 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 29 years.
(d) 35 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the library's cornerstone laid?

2. When did Harry sue the City of Los Angeles?

3. How old were Castro's children when she got them library cards?

4. How long did the debate whether to renovate or replace the Goodhue Building go on?

5. When did a Chicago developer first propose the concept of air rights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the tomb like that Lee Lawrie designed for Bertram Goodhue?

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

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

4. Why did economics favor destroying the Goodhue Building?

5. What is OverDrive?

6. How successful was the book-drying project to restore the Central Library collection?

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

8. What was the Computer Center like at the library?

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

10. How did the reference librarians attempt to handle questions in the department?

(see the answer keys)

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