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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What time did the library open daily?
2. After the fire, how many librarians at Central asked for transfers to other branches?
3. Where did Peggy Murphy begin her library career?
4. When did the Los Angeles Public Library update its circulation system?
5. How likely is it that an arsonist can get away with the crime?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were some events that happened during Creason's career at Central Library?
2. Who was Bertram Goodhue?
3. What was Charles Lummis's first job in Los Angeles, and how did he get to the city from Cleveland?
4. When did the fire department first get information about Harry Peak from the tip line?
5. What was the first recorded instance of book burning, and what were the circumstances of that book burning?
6. Why did Orlean decide to burn a book, and why was it difficult for her?
7. What did Harry Peak's parents do for a lviing, and what type of family did they have?
8. How was money raised to replace the library books?
9. What was a polite expression in Senegal to say that a person died, and why did the author think the saying was appropriate?
10. What did Orlean discover about the library's reputation for being a quiet place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she described?
Essay Topic 2
Bertram Goodhue was chosen as the architect for the first Central Library building. How did Goodhue’s architectural style evolve? In what way were the buildings he designed, especially later in his career, eclectic in their style?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and people is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?
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