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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. Who is the fictional author attributed with writing A Mother’s Trial: Mary Lincoln and the Civil War in Chapter 58?

2. Who confesses that she steals every chance she gets in Chapter 65?

3. What are described as the furies that haunt houses where a children dies, according to the narrator in Chapter 73?

4. What is said to have happened to the young wife that the spirits performed l'occupation upon in Chapter 77?

5. What word from Chapter 60 means irresponsible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described in the account of Paul Riles, White House guard in Chapter 57?

2. What is the outcome of the young lovers that is described in Chapter 77?

3. How are the Crutcher brothers and Mr. and Mrs. Reedy described?

4. What regrets are presented in Chapter 48?

5. What are the prides of Professor Edmund Bloomer and Lawrence T. Decroix?

6. How do the protagonists manage to sway Lincoln from leaving in Chapter 77?

7. What does Willie's suit symbolize in the novel?

8. How did Elson Farwell die?

9. What is the focus on the excerpts in Chapter 47?

10. What does the Reverend Thomas describe of his transformation in Chapter 80?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Hans Vollman in Lincoln in the Bardo. For how long has Vollman been in the bardo? Who is his best friend? How did Vollman come to die? How does his character evolve in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Reverend Everly Thomas in Lincoln in the Bardo. When did the Reverend come to the bardo? Why did he refuse to pass through the gates? What makes the Reverend stand out amongst the inhabitants of the bardo?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the character of Thomas Havens in Lincoln in the Bardo. How does Havens feel about his experiences as a slave? Why does he remain in the bardo? What happens to Havens at the end of the novel?

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