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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cynthia's last name?
(a) Havens.
(b) Stone.
(c) Blass.
(d) Hoynton.

2. What did Mrs. Tessenbaum do for many years after she was convinced she was manifesting in lingerie?
(a) She sang.
(b) She screamed endlessly.
(c) She hid behind a tree.
(d) She wept.

3. Who is the reverend that joins the others in the bardo?
(a) Reverend Everly Thomas.
(b) Reverend Hans Vollman.
(c) Reverend Roger Bevins.
(d) Reverend Eddie Baron.

4. Who among Mrs. Abigail Blass's children does she describe as having a bad foot?
(a) Sara.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Elson.
(d) Maribeth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 35 means feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress?

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

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

4. How many goats does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?

5. What does Abigail Blass describe her father buying for her at Christmastide to stop her from having a tantrum in Chapter 27?

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