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

2. What day did the library burn?

3. What was the membership fee for the library that opened in John Downey's building in 1873?

4. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?

5. In Chapter 6, how many buildings was the city librarian responsible for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work did Carlos Nunez do for the Literacy Center at the Central Library?

2. What book did Orlean burn and how did she describe the process?

3. How did the fire department begin investigating after the fire was extinguished?

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

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

6. What were the first two libraries like in Los Angeles?

7. Who was Harry Omer Peak?

8. Where did the firefighters from EC10 first see smoke?

9. How was money raised to replace the library books?

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

Orlean’s mother introduced her early to libraries. What was Orlean’s experience with libraries throughout her life? Why did her definition of a library change while she was researching for the book?

Essay Topic 2

Orlean referred to arson as a perfect crime. Why was it so difficult to solve a case of arson? Why might it be considered a perfect crime?

Essay Topic 3

Harry asked lawyer Robert Sheahen to defend him on the arson charges. Why did Harry ask Sheahen to defend him? Why was Sheahen motivated to defend Harry?

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