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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Institute for Public History located?
(a) The back corridor of a brutalist building in Washington D.C.
(b) The basement of an office in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
(c) Near the most famous bridge in Chicago.
(d) New York City.

2. Why is the nature of Josiah Wynslow's death in doubt?
(a) A body was never found.
(b) Wynslow's sister said she always thought he had survived.
(c) Witnesses said they saw Wynslow leaving the building.
(d) There is no coroner's report.

3. Whose apology from the artist was in the form of a short film?
(a) The Assistant's.
(b) The Brother's.
(c) The Long-Suffering Ex-wife's.
(d) The Ex-girlfriend's.

4. What does Genevieve correct at the Kennedy Center?
(a) The descriptions of the paintings.
(b) The plaques on the wall.
(c) Hundreds of programs for a beloved historical musica.
(d) The writing in the concrete on the roof.

5. Who was a famous inmate at Alcatraz?
(a) Billy Washington.
(b) Paul Gambassi.
(c) Al Capone.
(d) Bonnie of Bonnie and Clyde.

6. What did Cecilia steal from Alcatraz?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A document.
(c) A key.
(d) A metal bar.

7. How did Josiah reportedly die?
(a) He died by gunshot wound.
(b) He died in a car accident.
(c) He died of cancer.
(d) He died in a fire Cherry Mills whites set at the building he had just bought.

8. What had the artist failed to understand about the Model/Actress from when they had been together?
(a) How necessary her ruthlessness would be in her life.
(b) How forgiving she really was.
(c) How famous she would become.
(d) How good at business she was.

9. Who had Cassie done years of research on during her time as a professor?
(a) Jim Thorpe.
(b) Richard Sykes.
(c) Odetta Holmes.
(d) Harriet Tubman.

10. Where are Derek and Adam going when things get too complicated with the lawsuit against them?
(a) California.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Europe.

11. Who calls her marketing people to see if her makeup line can get a volcano-themed fragrance and makeup palette started?
(a) The Daughter.
(b) The Model/Actress.
(c) The Second Movie Star.
(d) The First Movie Star.

12. What does Cecilia's mother tell Nancy is all she has left in her life?
(a) Cecilia herself.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her house.

13. What does Cassie's ex-boyfriend do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) IT professional.
(c) Political scientist.
(d) Doctor.

14. What topic does Cassie correct at the bakery where she buys her boyfriend's cake?
(a) The Tulsa Massacre.
(b) The exact end date of the Civil War.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Gettysburg Address.

15. Who was the only person Cecilia showed what she stole from Alcatraz?
(a) Kelli.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Cecilia's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vera take William towards the end of the story on a bus together?

2. Why does Genevieve tell Cassie her teachers tell Cassie she is a good poet?

3. What is the best explanation Cassie offers for why she wanted to leave teaching for the IPH?

4. Who is Cassie's co-worker who works exclusively online?

5. What does Sarah say devastated her mother Nancy?

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