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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 old was staff librarian Tina Princenthal when she knew she wanted to be a librarian?

2. For how much did the city of Los Angeles sue Harry?

3. Where did Orlean attend an international gathering about libraries in the twenty-first century with the theme of "Rethink" (293)?

4. How long was William Amor incarcerated until his case was reviewed?

5. In a report the Library Foundation published in 1993, how many library entrances were functional?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How successful was the book-drying project to restore the Central Library collection?

4. What was the Source?

5. When was Harry arrested and why?

6. In the 1960s, what measures were taken because of the building's fragile electrical system?

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

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

9. What was the tomb like that Lee Lawrie designed for Bertram Goodhue?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

John Szabo became city librarian of Los Angeles in 2012. What were his contributions to the library? What did his contributions reveal about innovation?

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