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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Ben Wade.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(d) Margaret Leech.

2. What word from Chapter 35 means feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress?
(a) Dolorous.
(b) Inane.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Decorous.

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

4. Who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary during his first term?
(a) James Morgan.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) Maxwell Flagg.
(d) William Stoddard.

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

6. How many children does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she had with her husband?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

8. Who is cited as the author of A Thrilling Youth: A Civil War Adolescence?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) E. G. Frame.
(d) Daniel Mark Epstein.

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

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

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

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

13. How old was Willie Lincoln when he died?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

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

15. With whom does the narrator share dialogue in Chapter 1?
(a) Roger Bevins III.
(b) Litzie.
(c) Thomas Havens.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom is Mr. Randall perpetually in conversation?

3. Who is described in Chapter 37 as constantly mumbling about his grandson's excellent university marks?

4. What work is cited in Chapter 2 by David Von Drehle?

5. Who is described in Chapter 37 as having been kicked by a bull but still is looking forward to the dance?

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