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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. In Chapter 21, what drug did Harry tell investigators he had stopped using recently?

2. In the 1960s, how many books did the library loan out per capita?

3. What temperature did McDonnell Douglas use in their vacuum chamber to try to dry the first batch of books?

4. When was Todd Willingham executed for setting the fire that killed his children?

5. When library staff members were shown Harry in a driver's license photo, how many chose Harry from a photo lineup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the conclusion of investigators who first questioned Harry?

2. When was Harry arrested and why?

3. What fire violations were noted at the library in 1973, and why was Barton Phelps suspicious of some of the violations?

4. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?

5. What was the Source?

6. What was the interior of the new library building like?

7. How did the reference librarians attempt to handle questions in the department?

8. How did Althea Warren have to economize when she was city librarian?

9. When was a teen section opened at the library, and what was it like?

10. At the time the book was written, what storytimes were offered in the Children's Department, and how was attendance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orlean considered the topic of shared memory. What were Orlean’s thoughts about shared memory? What did that have to do with identity and culture and libraries? How were libraries able to preserve a culture’s collective memory?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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