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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does the narrator share dialogue in Chapter 1?
(a) Litzie.
(b) Thomas Havens.
(c) Roger Bevins III.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

2. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?
(a) Maxwell Flagg.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) Tyron Philian.

3. How old does the narrator say he was on his wedding day in Chapter 1?
(a) 42.
(b) 35.
(c) 46.
(d) 29.

4. What literary work is attributed to Ruth Painter Randall in the book?
(a) Our Capital in Time of War.
(b) Twenty Days.
(c) Lincoln’s Sons.
(d) Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House.

5. Who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary during his first term?
(a) William Stoddard.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) Maxwell Flagg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the fictional author of the fictional work Those Most Joyful Years?

2. Who is the Prussian nobleman that attended the Lincolns' state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

3. What is the narrator's name in Chapter 1?

4. How old was the narrator's bride in Chapter 1 when they married?

5. For how long does Roger Bevins III say that Russo stayed in the bardo after she was taken in her sixth year?

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