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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Roger Bevins III fall in love with that did not reciprocate his feelings?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Hans.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Eddie.

2. What word from Chapter 35 means feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Decorous.
(c) Inane.
(d) Dolorous.

3. Who is the author of Mr. Lincoln’s Washington?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Stanley Kimmel.
(d) Jo Brunt.

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

5. The raining down of hats and laughter are described in Chapter 34 as the harbingers of whose approach?
(a) The approach of Abraham Lincoln.
(b) The approach of the Three Bachelors.
(c) The approach of the furies.
(d) The approach of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among Mrs. Abigail Blass's children is described as being nervous after having submitted a poem in Chapter 27?

2. Who insisted that Binlay was the finest house in Washington?

3. Who is the woman described in Chapter 31 that married her husband's brother after his death and then regretted it?

4. Who is cited as the author of With Lincoln in the White House?

5. What does the narrator describe having happened to him on the day he and his wife plan to consummate their marriage in Chapter 1?

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