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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is described in Chapter 37 as a dandy who wishes his hair might be restored?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Mrs. Delaney.
(c) Posterbell.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

4. Who is described in Chapter 37 as constantly mumbling about his grandson's excellent university marks?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Mr. Dill.
(d) Mrs. Delaney.

5. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

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

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

8. What did Mrs. Tessenbaum do for many years after she was convinced she was manifesting in lingerie?
(a) She sang.
(b) She wept.
(c) She screamed endlessly.
(d) She hid behind a tree.

9. Who do Roger and Hans decide not to tell that they are going to pass by Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 36?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) Mrs. Delaney.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) The Reverend Everly Thomas.

10. Who is the fictional author of the fictional work Those Most Joyful Years?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Albert Trundle.

11. 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) Jane Ellis.
(c) Elise Traynor.
(d) Betsy Baron.

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

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

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

15. Who did Mrs. Lincoln hire to cater her state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) C. Heerdt.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the former hunter that sits before a heap of animals he has killed in Chapter 37?

2. What does Abigail Blass describe her father buying for her at Christmastide to stop her from having a tantrum in Chapter 27?

3. How old was the narrator's bride in Chapter 1 when they married?

4. Who insisted that Binlay was the finest house in Washington?

5. How many goats does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?

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