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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Mr. Lincoln’s Washington?
(a) Stanley Kimmel.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

2. How old does the narrator say he was on his wedding day in Chapter 1?
(a) 46.
(b) 35.
(c) 42.
(d) 29.

3. Who did Roger Bevins III fall in love with that did not reciprocate his feelings?
(a) Hans.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Gilbert.

4. Who wrote Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House?
(a) Elizabeth Keckley.
(b) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(c) Rose Milland.
(d) Ben Wade.

5. What color does Roger Bevins III describe wearing at Christmastide with his father in Chapter 27?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

6. Who is attributed as the writer of All This Did I See: Memories of a Terrible Time in Chapter 2?
(a) Margaret Leech.
(b) Rose Milland.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

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

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

9. What does the narrator describe having happened to him on the day he and his wife plan to consummate their marriage in Chapter 1?
(a) He was shot in the back.
(b) A beam fell on him.
(c) He was hit by a train.
(d) He was hit by a car.

10. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Constance Mays.
(d) Jo Brunt.

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

12. The raining down of hats and laughter are described in Chapter 34 as the harbingers of whose approach?
(a) The approach of God.
(b) The approach of Abraham Lincoln.
(c) The approach of the Three Bachelors.
(d) The approach of the furies.

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

14. What does Mrs. Abigail Blass say her husband was NOT in Chapter 27?
(a) Handsome or generous.
(b) Rich or kind.
(c) Kind or patient.
(d) Loving or affectionate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Tessenbaum do for many years after she was convinced she was manifesting in lingerie?

2. What is Cynthia's last name?

3. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?

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

5. Who wrote Reveille in Washington, 1860–1865?

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