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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who succeeded President Pierce?
(a) President Polk.
(b) President Buchanan.
(c) President Taylor.
(d) President Lincoln.

2. Whose account is written in The War Years by Carl Sandburg?
(a) Stephen Sears'.
(b) Sherrard Clemens'.
(c) Tobian Clearly's.
(d) Robert G. Twistings'.

3. Who claims that his brilliant unpublished tomes were burned in Chapter 65?
(a) Professor Edmund Bloomer.
(b) Elton Traynor.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Thomas Havens.

4. What does Mr. Bevins describe the experience of stepping into Lincoln as being like in Chapter 45?
(a) Stepping into a summer barn at night.
(b) Stepping into fresh snowfall.
(c) Riding on a horse at dusk.
(d) Walking into traffic.

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

6. Who is attributed with writing A Belle Remade: The Journey of Mary Lincoln in Chapter 58?
(a) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Kevin Swarney.
(d) Marshall Turnbull.

7. When did Millard Fillmore serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1841-1845.
(b) 1823-1826.
(c) 1901-1905.
(d) 1850-1853.

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

9. Who attempts to drive the black former slaves across the fence in Chapter 66?
(a) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(b) Thomas Havens.
(c) Robert G. Twistings.
(d) Tobian Clearly.

10. When was John Tyler in office as President of the United States?
(a) 1823-1826.
(b) 1841-1845.
(c) 1901-1905.
(d) 1862-1865.

11. What is discovered in Lincoln's trouser pocket in Chapter 53?
(a) A lock.
(b) A pin.
(c) A letter.
(d) A watch.

12. Who is the fictional author that is attributed with writing The Spiritual Lincoln: An Essential Journey?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Marshall Turnbull.
(c) C. R. DePage.
(d) Daniel Mark Epstein.

13. Who details the life of Litzy Wright in Chapter 66?
(a) Tobian Clearly.
(b) Thomas Havens.
(c) Mrs. Francis Hodge.
(d) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.

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

15. What sensation does Hans Vollman describe when sitting inside of Lincoln in Chapter 49?
(a) Cold.
(b) Warm.
(c) Burning.
(d) Bountiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited as the author of "These Battle Memories" in Chapter 47?

2. Who is attributed as the author of The Rudderless Ship: When Presidents Flounder?

3. Whose account is described in They Knew Him, edited by Leonora Morehouse?

4. Who claims to have owned a pickle factory in Chapter 65?

5. Whose account of the Lincoln home is described in Chapter 56?

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