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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is described in Chapter 37 as constantly mumbling about his grandson's excellent university marks?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Mrs. Delaney.
(c) Mr. Dill.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

3. How many children does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she had with her husband?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. Who is attributed as the author of Essay Upon the Loss of a Child?
(a) Rose Milland.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Maxwell Flagg.

5. Who is cited as the author of The Washington Powers?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) D. V. Featherly.
(d) Maxwell Flagg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Queenie a prostitute?

2. Who is the reverend that joins the others in the bardo?

3. To what animals does Lieutenant Cecil stone compare the brides's movements in Chapter 29?

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

5. What did Mrs. Tessenbaum do for many years after she was convinced she was manifesting in lingerie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the inciting incident that transitions the plot to rising action?

2. How is the appearance of Hans Vollman described in Chapter 9?

3. How is Abraham Lincoln's demeanor described in the Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Isabelle Perkins excerpt in Chapter 7?

4. How does Hans Vollman describe his death in Chapter 1?

5. How are Mr. Randall and Mr. Twood described?

6. Why do Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman set out seeking Abraham Lincoln in Chapter 36?

7. What is the significance of the state dinner held by the Lincolns in the novel?

8. Who are the Three Bachelors and how are they described?

9. Who is Flanders Quinn and how is he described?

10. How is the appearance of the Reverend Everly Thomas described in Chapter 9?

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