Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is cited as the author of A Thrilling Youth: A Civil War Adolescence?
(a) E. G. Frame.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) Daniel Mark Epstein.

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

3. How much money does Mrs. Abigail Blass supposedly have in the First Bank?
(a) $234.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,300.
(d) $5,000.

4. Who did Mrs. Lincoln hire to cater her state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) C. Heerdt.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

5. How many goats does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

6. Who is described as having been killed by the Rebs for tearing down the Rebel flag from a private in Chapter 33?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Mrs. Delaney.
(d) Col. Ellis.

7. Who is the reverend that joins the others in the bardo?
(a) Reverend Everly Thomas.
(b) Reverend Hans Vollman.
(c) Reverend Eddie Baron.
(d) Reverend Roger Bevins.

8. What word from Chapter 32 refers to harsh and jarring sounds due to a lack of harmony?
(a) Accent.
(b) Discordant.
(c) Accoutremont.
(d) Articulate.

9. To what animals does Lieutenant Cecil stone compare the brides's movements in Chapter 29?
(a) Moths.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Hunters.

10. Who is the wealthy man with several properties that Roger and Hans encounter in Chapter 38?
(a) Mrs. Delaney.
(b) Mr. Twood.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Mr. Collier.

11. What word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Potomac.
(c) Aluminum.
(d) Agentina.

12. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

13. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?
(a) James Morgan.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) Maxwell Flagg.
(d) Tyron Philian.

14. Who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary during his first term?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) William Stoddard.
(d) Maxwell Flagg.

15. Who do Roger and Hans decide not to tell that they are going to pass by Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 36?
(a) Mrs. Delaney.
(b) The Reverend Everly Thomas.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Mr. Twood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote to President Lincoln regarding his first reception, asking if the President were aware there was a Civil War going on?

2. How much money does Mrs. Abigail Blass claim he has in gold coin in an upstairs room in Chapter 27?

3. What work by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt and Philip B. Kunhardt Jr. is cited in Chapter 1?

4. What is described on the doorsteps of the building in the beginning of Chapter 33?

5. Who does Betsy Baron recall leaving at the Parade Ground in Chapter 27?

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