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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 is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?

2. How many siblings did Harry Peak have?

3. How much did Bradbury spend on typewriter rental for his story The Fireman?

4. On what side of the library did the first windows explode?

5. How many of Harry's siblings graduated from high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many times were there fires in the Central Library after the fire in April 1986?

2. What had to be done after the fire was put out?

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

4. Why was Mary Jones removed as city librarian?

5. Why did Orlean decide to burn a book, and why was it difficult for her?

6. What jobs did Harry have in Los Angeles?

7. What had to be done with the books that were wet?

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

9. Who was Bertram Goodhue?

10. When did the fire department first get information about Harry Peak from the tip line?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the library fire arson investigation was based on assumptions. When was the first scientifically-based report released on how to examine fires? Why were arson cases mostly based on assumptions before that time? How did assumption lead to wrongful convictions and how might assumption have led to Harry’s arrest?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

Orlean had decided not to write books anymore. Why did Orlean decide not to write books anymore? Why did she change her mind and write The Library Book?

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