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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Lincoln hire to cater her state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) C. Heerdt.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) James Morgan.

2. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?
(a) James Morgan.
(b) Constance Mays.
(c) Margaret Garrett.
(d) Jo Brunt.

3. 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.

4. How old was the narrator's bride in Chapter 1 when they married?
(a) 29.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary during his first term?

2. Who are the children that are constantly receiving presents in the vignette at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does the narrator describe having happened to him on the day he and his wife plan to consummate their marriage in Chapter 1?

4. Who did Roger Bevins III fall in love with that did not reciprocate his feelings?

5. Who is the author of Mr. Lincoln’s Washington?

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