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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. What does the journal that Charlie finds in Burr's trunk describe?
(a) His encounters with a prostitute.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) His dislike of the government.
(d) His day-to-day life with his children.

2. What evidence does Charlie find that Burr has been in Kinderhook at the time of Van Buren's conception?
(a) Van Buren's mother's testimony.
(b) Hearsay.
(c) A journal entry.
(d) A postmarked letter.

3. Who did Richmond Hill once belong to?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Irving.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Burr.

4. What is Madame Jumel's connection to Napoleon?
(a) Napoleon could have used her ship to escape.
(b) Napoleon and she were lovers.
(c) Napoleon once sold her a ship.
(d) Napoleon is her cousin.

5. How does Burr punish the men who tried to shoot him?
(a) He kicks them all out of the military.
(b) He executes one of them.
(c) He cuts off one of their arms.
(d) He requires them to go into a dangerous mission.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Burr leave the military?

2. How much of Charlie's story about Burr's wedding is published in The Evening Post?

3. Who wins the 1884 election for mayor?

4. What does Burr identify, at age 19, as George Washington's only good quality?

5. In Burr's divorce from Eliza, whom does Eliza hire as her attorney?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie find out during the wedding of Burr to Madame Jumel?

2. What do Leggett and Mr. Bryant want Charlie to use his relationship with Burr to do and why?

3. What is the result of the Presidential election of 1800 and how is the decision made?

4. When Mrs. Burr shows up at Burr's office, what does she tell Charlie in the carriage?

5. Describe Helen and Charlie's family situations that they share with each other when he takes her away from the brothel for an evening.

6. When does Burr first meet James Madison, and what are the circumstances?

7. Describe the accounting of Burr and Hamilton's duel that Burr gives when Leggett presses him for details.

8. Describe the differences between Thomas Jefferson and Burr's interpretations of Burr's political actions.

9. How do Charlie and Helen persuade Mrs. Townsend to allow Helen to leave the brothel, and how does Charlie feel about her presence when she first starts living with him?

10. Why does Burr initially perceive Thomas Jefferson as an ally, and what are some of his initial observations of Jefferson?

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