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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. What work is cited in Chapter 2 by David Von Drehle?

2. To whom is Jane Ellis speaking in the opening of Chapter 27?

3. The raining down of hats and laughter are described in Chapter 34 as the harbingers of whose approach?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abraham Lincoln do when he enters the mausoleum in Chapter 16?

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

3. How is Mrs. Delaney's plight described in Chapter 31?

4. What does the tendril that wraps Willie symbolic of?

5. How is Mr. Collier described in the novel?

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

7. What is notable about the dialogues of Eddie and Betsy Baron?

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

9. How is Mrs. Ellis's appearance described in Chapter 26?

10. How does Roger Bevins III describe his suicide attempt in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of loss and grief in Lincoln in the Bardo. How are these themes illustrated through character? What are symbols in the novel that reflect the themes of loss and grief?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Roger Bevins III in Lincoln in the Bardo. How and when did Bevins arrive in the bardo? What notable attributes stand out in Bevins's character? How does Bevins's character evolve in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Elson Farwell in the novel. Where was Farwell a slave? What are his thoughts on his experiences as a slave? Why does Elson remain in the bardo?

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