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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 did Lawrie do before returning to the work on the library after Goodhue's death?
2. In Chapter 30, how long had a man named David been living in his car?
3. In a report the Library Foundation published in 1993, how many library entrances were functional?
4. When did librarians unionize as the Librarians' Guild?
5. How long did the debate whether to renovate or replace the Goodhue Building go on?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the conclusion of investigators who first questioned Harry?
2. What was the interior of the new library building like?
3. Who was Todd Wilingham, and how was he falsely accused of starting a fire?
4. How did Althea Warren have to economize when she was city librarian?
5. What happened during the Sylmar Earthquake?
6. Who was Paul Bieber, and what was his opinion about the library fire?
7. What was the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?
8. What happened when investigators showed librarians a photo lineup that included Harry's driver's license photo?
9. Why did economics favor destroying the Goodhue Building?
10. What did Orlean observe when she visited the reference section on a Monday morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John Szabo became city librarian of Los Angeles in 2012. What were his contributions to the library? What did his contributions reveal about innovation?
Essay Topic 2
Why were librarians who worked at the library at the time of the fire traumatized? What were the working conditions like after the fire? How did those conditions cause stress?
Essay Topic 3
Mary Jones was a city librarian who was asked to resign, even after a favorable review of her work. Why was Mary Jones asked to resign? What did the request for her to resign reveal about gender roles of the time?
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