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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 is the woman described in Chapter 31 that married her husband's brother after his death and then regretted it?
(a) Jane Ellis.
(b) Elise Traynor.
(c) Betsy Baron.
(d) Mrs. Delaney.

2. Who insisted that Binlay was the finest house in Washington?
(a) Elise Traynor.
(b) Mrs. Delaney.
(c) Mr. Coombs.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

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

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

5. How many goats does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as having been killed by the Rebs for tearing down the Rebel flag from a private in Chapter 33?

2. What literary work is attributed to Ruth Painter Randall in the book?

3. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?

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

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

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