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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 was the estimated cost to replace the 400,000 lost books?

2. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?

3. How many libraries were in Los Angeles in Chapter 1?

4. Where did Wyman Jones run library systems before he came to Los Angeles?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Bertram Goodhue?

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

4. What was the first recorded instance of book burning, and what were the circumstances of that book burning?

5. Who was C.J. Moon?

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

7. What jobs did Harry have in Los Angeles?

8. Why did Arin Kasparian start working at the library, and how did it change his goals for a career?

9. Where did condolences come from after the fire?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The security department was headed by David Aguirre at the time the author was researching for the book. How large was the security department? Why was it necessary to have a security department? Why did one security guard compare the guards to psychologists or priests?

Essay Topic 2

For nearly 15 years, there was a struggle between those who wanted to preserve the library and those who wanted to tear it down. What were the pros and cons of preserving or tearing down the library? Why did the preservationists win and the Goodhue Building was saved?

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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