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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Roger Bevins III attempt suicide?
(a) He hung himself.
(b) He slit is wrists.
(c) He overdosed.
(d) He shot himself.

2. What work is cited in Chapter 2 by David Von Drehle?
(a) Mr. Lincoln’s Washington.
(b) The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage.
(c) Rise to Greatness.
(d) All This Did I See: Memories of a Terrible Time.

3. What is the narrator's name in Chapter 1?
(a) Thomas Havens.
(b) Willie Lincoln.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Hans Vollman.

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

5. Who wrote Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House?
(a) Elizabeth Keckley.
(b) Rose Milland.
(c) Ben Wade.
(d) Daniel Mark Epstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the fictional writer accredited with writing Lincoln: A Story for Boys in Chapter 8?

2. Who did Mrs. Lincoln hire to cater her state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

3. Who is attributed as the writer of All This Did I See: Memories of a Terrible Time in Chapter 2?

4. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?

5. How old does the narrator say he was on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

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