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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. According to a 2010 survey, how many Americans used one of the country's 17,078 public libraries and bookmobiles in the course of the year?

2. In Chapter 30, how long had a man named David been living in his car?

3. When was Teen'Scape, the teen section of the library, inaugurated?

4. In 1973, what were the hours of the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?

5. In Chapter 22, how long had Pasquineli been a librarian at Central?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is OverDrive?

3. What happened when investigators showed librarians a photo lineup that included Harry's driver's license photo?

4. What was the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?

5. Who was Paul Bieber, and what was his opinion about the library fire?

6. What was "negative corpus" (275)?

7. What was the Source?

8. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?

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

10. What was the Computer Center like at the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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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