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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?
(a) Frugal.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Short.
(d) Celebratory.

2. Which general does Lincoln order to take command after McDowell's retreat?
(a) General Burnside.
(b) General Grant.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) General Chamberlain.

3. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?
(a) David Herold.
(b) Lincoln's bodyguard.
(c) The White House doorkeeper.
(d) Kate Chase.

4. Salmon P. Chase is visited by Henry D. and _________ Cooke to discuss Lincoln and cabinet posts.
(a) Harlan.
(b) Jay.
(c) Clay.
(d) Christopher.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of Lincoln's sons?
(a) Tad.
(b) George.
(c) Robert.
(d) Willie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?

2. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?

3. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.

4. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln at the inaugural ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lincoln's position on blacks at the beginning of the novel and how does that change as the story evolves?

2. What perspectives do Chase and Seward hold as the war talk ramps up?

3. Who is Salmon P. Chase and what is his role in Lincoln's White House?

4. What does Lincoln accidentally lose and who will take advantage of this?

5. What is the Albany Plan and how does it set the stage for political machinations throughout the novel?

6. How does the White House respond to Col. Ellsworth's death?

7. How does Vidal open the novel?

8. What is David Herold's first mission as a rebel courier and what is he told to focus on going forward?

9. What is the nature of Chase's talks with Jay Cooke?

10. How can Lincoln's Inauguration Day be considered lackluster?

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