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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt and Philip B. Kunhardt Jr. is cited in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Lincoln’s Washington.
(b) Our Capital in Time of War.
(c) Twenty Days.
(d) Rise to Greatness.

2. What literary work is attributed to Ruth Painter Randall in the book?
(a) Lincoln’s Sons.
(b) Our Capital in Time of War.
(c) Twenty Days.
(d) Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House.

3. Who is the woman described in Chapter 31 that married her husband's brother after his death and then regretted it?
(a) Betsy Baron.
(b) Mrs. Delaney.
(c) Elise Traynor.
(d) Jane Ellis.

4. How much money does Mrs. Abigail Blass supposedly have in the First Bank?
(a) $500.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $234.
(d) $1,300.

5. Who are the children that are constantly receiving presents in the vignette at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Antoine and Jackson.
(b) John and Jerry.
(c) James and Jasper.
(d) Tad and Willie.

6. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

7. Where was Queenie a prostitute?
(a) The White Horse.
(b) Flo's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Perdy's.

8. Who revived Tentini when he almost drowned?
(a) Marcus Jackson.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Jay.
(d) Colonel B.

9. Who is described in Chapter 37 as a dandy who wishes his hair might be restored?
(a) Mrs. Delaney.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Mr. Twood.
(d) Posterbell.

10. What is described on the doorsteps of the building in the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) Red roses.
(b) Blue roses.
(c) Pink roses.
(d) White roses.

11. To where does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she traveled repeatedly with her husband to visit his mother in Chapter 27?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) New York.
(c) Fairfax.
(d) London.

12. With whom is Mr. Randall perpetually in conversation?
(a) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(b) Elson Farwell.
(c) Mrs. Delaney.
(d) Mr. Twood.

13. Who is the fictional author of the fictional work Those Most Joyful Years?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Albert Trundle.
(d) James Morgan.

14. Who is attributed as the writer of All This Did I See: Memories of a Terrible Time in Chapter 2?
(a) Margaret Leech.
(b) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(c) Rose Milland.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

15. What word from Chapter 32 refers to harsh and jarring sounds due to a lack of harmony?
(a) Accoutremont.
(b) Discordant.
(c) Accent.
(d) Articulate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?

2. Who does Roger Bevins III describe Mrs. Traynor singing merrily in Chapter 32?

3. Who is the author of Mr. Lincoln’s Washington?

4. Who wrote to President Lincoln regarding his first reception, asking if the President were aware there was a Civil War going on?

5. Who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary during his first term?

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