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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 library staff members were shown Harry in a driver's license photo, how many chose Harry from a photo lineup?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

2. How long had Viola Castro worked at the library in Chapter 24?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 19 years.

3. When was Harry arrested?
(a) February 9, 1987.
(b) February 27, 1987.
(c) March 15, 1987.
(d) March 3, 1987.

4. When did the Hoot Owl Telephonic reference end?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1982.

5. When did forensic scientists warn that the principles of arson investigation were mostly myth?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Robert Maguire pay to buy the air rights for the library?

2. How many officers reported to David Aguirre, the head of security for the library?

3. In 1986, how more books did the Goodhue Building contain than it was built to hold?

4. In 1973, how many fire code violations were cited for the Central Library?

5. When did Carl Sandburg drop by the children's story hour, play guitar, and talk about Paul Bunyan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Todd Wilingham, and how was he falsely accused of starting a fire?

4. How did Althea Warren have to economize when she was city librarian?

5. What problems were there with the building's infrastructure in Chapter 20?

6. What is OverDrive?

7. At the time the book was written, what storytimes were offered in the Children's Department, and how was attendance?

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

9. When was Harry arrested and why?

10. What was the conclusion of investigators who first questioned Harry?

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