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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. How many people were killed by the Sylmar Earthquake?

2. When was the library's cornerstone laid?

3. How long were the books frozen before they were ready to be thawed and reprocessed?

4. How many days did Harry spend in jail before he was released?

5. How wide was the vacuum chamber McDonnell Douglas used to try to dry the first batch of 20,000 books?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Source?

3. What law suits were filed after Harry was released from jail?

4. Who was Todd Wilingham, and how was he falsely accused of starting a fire?

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

6. What problems were there with the building's infrastructure in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

Althea Warren was known as a “reading evangelizer” (199). How did Warren feel about reading? How did she encourage people to read? Why was she known as a reading evangelizer or evangelist?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Harry asked lawyer Robert Sheahen to defend him on the arson charges. Why did Harry ask Sheahen to defend him? Why was Sheahen motivated to defend Harry?

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