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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 does the narrator call the statue of the bald man in Roman garb that he describes in Chapter 59?

2. Who is attributed with writing A Belle Remade: The Journey of Mary Lincoln in Chapter 58?

3. What are the names of the nightwatchman's children?

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

5. Who was President Polk succeeded by?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What obstacle presents itself to Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman in Chapter 68?

5. To what sin does Captain William Prince confess? To whom does he confess?

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

7. How did Bevins and Vollman once cause a wedding?

8. What do Vollman and Bevins realize about the passage of time in Chapter 55?

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

10. Why do Vollman and Bevins try to persuade Lincoln to return to the mausoleum in Chapter 51?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the main setting of the bardo in the novel. How significant is the setting to the plot of the novel? What details of the setting are described by the author? What mood does this setting evoke?

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 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?

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