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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 64 – 82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the fictional author attributed with writing A Mother’s Trial: Mary Lincoln and the Civil War in Chapter 58?
(a) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(b) Marshall Turnbull.
(c) Jayne Coster.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

2. Who is the nightwatchman that appears in Chapter 67?
(a) Thomas Havens.
(b) Mr. Manders.
(c) Robert G. Twistings.
(d) Tobian Clearly.

3. Where was the Union victory that was posted publicly the day that Willie Lincoln died?
(a) For Wilson.
(b) Fort Donelson.
(c) For Orleans.
(d) Fort Jackson.

4. What literary work is attributed to Ruth Painter Randall in the book?
(a) Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House.
(b) Our Capital in Time of War.
(c) Twenty Days.
(d) Lincoln’s Sons.

5. Who describes herself as dumb in Chapter 65?
(a) Elise Traynor.
(b) Betsy Baron.
(c) Jane Ellis.
(d) Miss Tamara Doolittle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited as the author of The Washington Powers?

2. Where does the Reverend Thomas say his family ate for his funeral meal in Chapter 61?

3. Who was President Polk succeeded by?

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

5. For how long does Roger Bevins III say that Russo stayed in the bardo after she was taken in her sixth year?

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