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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's relationship to the person he is addressing in Chapter 41?
(a) She is his mother.
(b) She is his daughter.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She is his wife.

2. For how long did Mrs. Lincoln stay in bed following her son's funeral?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 6 days.

3. Who are listed as the compilers and editors of “That Terrible Glory: A Collection of Civil War Letters from the Men Who Fought It" in Chapter 47?
(a) Margaret Garrett and Jo Brunt.
(b) Brian Bell and Libby Trust.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein and Ben Wade.
(d) E. G. Frame and Elson Farwell.

4. Who confesses that she steals every chance she gets in Chapter 65?
(a) Marshall Turnbull.
(b) Robert G. Twistings.
(c) Tobian Clearly.
(d) Janice P. Dwightson.

5. Where was the Union victory that was posted publicly the day that Willie Lincoln died?
(a) Fort Jackson.
(b) Fort Donelson.
(c) For Orleans.
(d) For Wilson.

6. Who wrote The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln: The Story of America’s Most Reviled President?
(a) Larry Tagg.
(b) Thomas Havens.
(c) Tobian Clearly.
(d) Stephen Sears.

7. Who is attributed as the author of The Rudderless Ship: When Presidents Flounder?
(a) Stephen Sears.
(b) Rose Milland.
(c) Maureen H. Hedges.
(d) E. G. Frame.

8. How many sons does Lance Durning claim to have in Chapter 65?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

9. Who confesses to starting a fire in Chapter 65?
(a) Andy Thorne.
(b) Marshall Turnbull.
(c) Robert G. Twistings.
(d) Tobian Clearly.

10. What character evolves into a being with multiple eyes, ears, noses, hands, etc. in Chapter 41?
(a) Mr. Bevins.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Elson Farwell.
(d) Jo Brunt.

11. Whose house does the Reverend Thomas describe next to his own as he died in Chapter 61?
(a) The Stones' house.
(b) The Havens' house.
(c) The Lincolns' house.
(d) The Rednells' house.

12. Who claims to have owned a pickle factory in Chapter 65?
(a) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(b) Lawrence T. Decroix.
(c) Thomas Havens.
(d) Eddie Baron.

13. Who was President Polk succeeded by?
(a) President Polk.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) President Taylor.
(d) President Tyler

14. Who describes being molested by Mr. Johns Melburn in Chapter 65?
(a) Tobian Clearly.
(b) Elise Traynor.
(c) Vesper Johannes.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

15. Who is the fictional author attributed with writing A Mother’s Trial: Mary Lincoln and the Civil War in Chapter 58?
(a) Marshall Turnbull.
(b) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(c) Jayne Coster.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Herndon’s Informants is said to detail whose account in Chapter 72?

2. Who is the fictional author that is attributed with writing The Spiritual Lincoln: An Essential Journey?

3. Who is attributed as the editor for Forgotten Voices of the Civil War?

4. What word in Chapter 46 refers to a person or thing that is detested or loathed?

5. Where does the Reverend Thomas say his family ate for his funeral meal in Chapter 61?

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