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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) Thomas Havens.
(b) Roger Bevins III.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Litzie.

2. Who is attributed as the author of Essay Upon the Loss of a Child?
(a) Rose Milland.
(b) Maxwell Flagg.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) James Morgan.

3. Whom does the narrator cite as the author of A Season of War and Loss?
(a) Ann Brighney.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Margaret Garrett.
(d) Jo Brunt.

4. Who are the children that are constantly receiving presents in the vignette at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) James and Jasper.
(b) John and Jerry.
(c) Antoine and Jackson.
(d) Tad and Willie.

5. Who is cited as the author of Our Capital in Time of War?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Petersen Wickett.
(d) James Morgan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

5. Who is cited as the author of A Thrilling Youth: A Civil War Adolescence?

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