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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. When did library cards expire in Chapter 22?

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. When did the Sylmar Earthquake occur?

5. When was the library's cornerstone laid?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did economics favor destroying the Goodhue Building?

4. What happened during the Sylmar Earthquake?

5. What was the Hoot Owl Telephonic Reference?

6. What was the Source?

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

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

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

10. Who became Harry's lawyer and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show the differences between the old and new library? How does the use of juxtaposition show the way that the past, present, and future intersected at the library?

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

By the 1960s, the Goodhue Building’s infrastructure was failing. How was the building's infrastructure failing by the 1960s? What challenges were caused by the deterioration of the building?

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