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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 holiday is being celebrated when Swartwout comes to visit Charlie on his consulship?
(a) The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord.
(b) The Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
(c) The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
(d) The Feast of Corpus Christi.

2. When Charlie goes to visit Helen at Mrs. Townsend's, how does Mrs. Townsend act?
(a) She won't let him see Helen.
(b) She reluctantly takes him to Helen.
(c) She embraces him like a son.
(d) She tells him to pay for one of the other girls.

3. How does Jefferson guarantee his reelection?
(a) By forging an alliance with England.
(b) By eliminating taxes.
(c) By disgracing Burr.
(d) By building railroads.

4. Why does Helen return to Mrs. Townsend's?
(a) Charlie kicks her out.
(b) Charlie cannot afford to support her.
(c) Charlie tells her to make some money.
(d) She leaves Charlie.

5. What does Mr. Bryant offer to do to keep Charlie from publishing the pamphlet?
(a) Help Charlie raise money.
(b) Help Charlie get published somewhere else.
(c) Help Charlie get an editorship.
(d) Help Charlie get a government position.

Short Answer Questions

1. After telling Jefferson what is going on in the West, for what does Burr ask Jefferson's permission?

2. For what position does Burr ask for his brother-in-law, James Brown?

3. What is the name of the professor of phrenology who visits Charlie and Helen?

4. After Helen begins living with Charlie, how does he introduce her when they go out?

5. According to the Constitution, how many individuals must bear witness to the traitor for someone to be convicted of treason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similarities does Charlie notice between Van Buren and Burr when he visits Van Buren at the White House?

2. Describe Burr's initial conversation with Anthony Merry.

3. When they go out together, how does Charlie introduce Helen and how does he feel about his relationship with the prostitute?

4. Why does Burr gather Jamie Wilkinson, John Smith, Jonathan Dayton, and future president General Andrew Jackson together?

5. What does Van Buren tell Charlie about Burr when Charlie visits the White House?

6. Who murdered Helen and how does Charlie know this person?

7. Why is a letter Wilkinson wrote Burr used in his trial and what does Wilkinson attempt to do to the letter?

8. Where is Charlie on a consulship and how did he obtain the position?

9. What does Jefferson do that guarantees him reelection and where does Burr fit into the reelection bid?

10. When and why does Burr surrender to the governor of the Mississippi Territory?

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