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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 sensation does Hans Vollman describe when sitting inside of Lincoln in Chapter 49?

2. Who confesses to starting a fire in Chapter 65?

3. Who is the nightwatchman that appears in Chapter 67?

4. What machine does Roger Bevins III describe being invented during the war in Chapter 55?

5. When was Minnesota admitted as a U.S. state?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Miss Tamara Doolittle lament about in Chapter 65?

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

5. How have the spirits of the bardo changed in apperance after occupying Lincoln in Chapter 77?

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

7. How did Elson Farwell die?

8. How is the experience of being in Lincoln described in Chapter 49?

9. To what does Lance Durning attest in Chapter 65?

10. What does the lock and key in Lincoln's pocket represent?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the Three Bachelors? What are their names? What activities do they perform around the bardo? What role do they play in the plot of the novel?

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