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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money does Mrs. Abigail Blass claim he has in gold coin in an upstairs room in Chapter 27?
(a) $8,234.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $9,634.

3. What word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?
(a) Agentina.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Potomac.
(d) Aluminum.

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

5. Who is cited as the author of The Washington Powers?
(a) James Morgan.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Maxwell Flagg.
(d) D. V. Featherly.

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

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

8. What work by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt and Philip B. Kunhardt Jr. is cited in Chapter 1?
(a) Twenty Days.
(b) Mr. Lincoln’s Washington.
(c) Our Capital in Time of War.
(d) Rise to Greatness.

9. To whom is Jane Ellis speaking in the opening of Chapter 27?
(a) Thomas Havens.
(b) Elson Farwell.
(c) Litzie.
(d) Mrs. Abigail Blass.

10. Who wrote Reveille in Washington, 1860–1865?
(a) Margaret Leech.
(b) Ben Wade.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(d) Rose Milland.

11. Who is the former hunter that sits before a heap of animals he has killed in Chapter 37?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Mrs. Delaney.
(c) Trevor Williams.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

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

13. Who is cited as the author of The Union Citadel: Memories and Impressions?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(c) Margaret Garrett.
(d) Rose Milland.

14. How old was the narrator's bride in Chapter 1 when they married?
(a) 32.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 29.

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

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. Who does Betsy Baron recall leaving at the Parade Ground in Chapter 27?

3. Who among Mrs. Abigail Blass's children is described as being nervous after having submitted a poem in Chapter 27?

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

5. How did Roger Bevins III attempt suicide?

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