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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Daniel Mark Epstein.

2. Who is described in Chapter 37 as having been kicked by a bull but still is looking forward to the dance?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Merkel.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Mrs. Delaney.

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

4. Who does Roger Bevins III describe Mrs. Traynor singing merrily in Chapter 32?
(a) "The Star-Spangled Banner."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "The Sun Rises Above the Clouds."
(d) "A Heavy Bough Hung Down."

5. Who wrote to President Lincoln regarding his first reception, asking if the President were aware there was a Civil War going on?
(a) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Ben Wade.
(d) Margaret Leech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?

2. Who is cited as the author of The Union Citadel: Memories and Impressions?

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

4. Who is the woman described in Chapter 31 that married her husband's brother after his death and then regretted it?

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

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