Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 64 – 82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Reveille in Washington, 1860–1865?
(a) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(b) Rose Milland.
(c) Ben Wade.
(d) Margaret Leech.

2. What does the narrator call the statue of the bald man in Roman garb that he describes in Chapter 59?
(a) Morty.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Paul.
(d) Zeus.

3. Who details the life of Litzy Wright in Chapter 66?
(a) Thomas Havens.
(b) Mrs. Francis Hodge.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Tobian Clearly.

4. What is the narrator's relationship to the person he is addressing in Chapter 41?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) She is his mother.
(c) She is his wife.
(d) She is his daughter.

5. Who was Thomas Havens's master?
(a) Robert G. Twistings.
(b) Tobian Clearly.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Mr. Conner.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Mrs. Lincoln stay in bed following her son's funeral?

2. What character evolves into a being with multiple eyes, ears, noses, hands, etc. in Chapter 41?

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

4. What word from Chapter 35 means feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress?

5. Whose account is detailed in The Villain Lincoln by R. B. Arnolds?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 223 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample