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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. During the time that Lydia Prescott ran the library, to how many books did the collection grow from an initial number of 12,000?
2. In Chapter 1, when did the shipping department at the library begin their day?
3. What color hair did Harry Peak have?
4. How long would it take to process a book in Chapter 8?
5. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?
Short Essay Questions
1. What book did Orlean burn and how did she describe the process?
2. What was the first recorded instance of book burning, and what were the circumstances of that book burning?
3. Why did Arin Kasparian start working at the library, and how did it change his goals for a career?
4. Why was it probable that there would be a fire at the library?
5. Where did the firefighters from EC10 first see smoke?
6. What jobs did Harry have in Los Angeles?
7. Why did Orlean decide to burn a book, and why was it difficult for her?
8. What had to be done after the fire was put out?
9. What did Harry Peak's parents do for a lviing, and what type of family did they have?
10. What struggle was there for the library staff to work after the fire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Althea Warren was known as a “reading evangelizer” (199). How did Warren feel about reading? How did she encourage people to read? Why was she known as a reading evangelizer or evangelist?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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