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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail Blass describe her father buying for her at Christmastide to stop her from having a tantrum in Chapter 27?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A goose.
(c) A banjo.
(d) A deer.

2. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?
(a) Tyron Philian.
(b) Maxwell Flagg.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) James Morgan.

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

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

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

6. Upon whose face does the Reverend Thomas place his hands in Chapter 29?
(a) Miranda Debb's.
(b) Jane Ellis's.
(c) Elson Farwell's.
(d) Thomas Havens's.

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

8. What is described on the doorsteps of the building in the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) White roses.
(b) Pink roses.
(c) Blue roses.
(d) Red roses.

9. Who is described as having been killed by the Rebs for tearing down the Rebel flag from a private in Chapter 33?
(a) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(b) Col. Ellis.
(c) Mrs. Delaney.
(d) Mr. Twood.

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

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

12. Where was Queenie a prostitute?
(a) Mary's.
(b) The White Horse.
(c) Flo's.
(d) Perdy's.

13. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(d) Jo Brunt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what animals does Lieutenant Cecil stone compare the brides's movements in Chapter 29?

2. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?

3. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?

4. Who did Roger Bevins III fall in love with that did not reciprocate his feelings?

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

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