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

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

3. What is the narrator's name in Chapter 1?
(a) Willie Lincoln.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Thomas Havens.
(d) Hans Vollman.

4. What word from Chapter 32 refers to harsh and jarring sounds due to a lack of harmony?
(a) Discordant.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Accoutremont.
(d) Accent.

5. Who is described in Chapter 37 as a dandy who wishes his hair might be restored?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Posterbell.
(d) Mrs. Delaney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described on the doorsteps of the building in the beginning of Chapter 33?

2. Who is attributed as the author of Essay Upon the Loss of a Child?

3. Whom does the narrator cite as the author of A Season of War and Loss?

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

5. To where does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she traveled repeatedly with her husband to visit his mother in Chapter 27?

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