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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is attributed as the editor for Forgotten Voices of the Civil War?
(a) J. B. Strait.
(b) Maureen H. Hedges.
(c) Stephen Sears.
(d) Robert G. Twistings.

2. 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.

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

4. Who is the outspoken former boilermaker that occupies Lincoln in Chapter 77?
(a) Litzie.
(b) E. G. Frame.
(c) Stephen Sears.
(d) Mr. Cahoes.

5. What does the narrator call the statue of the bald man in Roman garb that he describes in Chapter 59?
(a) Perseus.
(b) Paul.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Morty.

6. Who is the editor of The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan?
(a) Tobian Clearly.
(b) Stephen Sears.
(c) Maureen H. Hedges.
(d) Robert G. Twistings.

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

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 Who claims that his brilliant unpublished tomes were burned in Chapter 65?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

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

10. What is said to have happened to the young wife that the spirits performed l'occupation upon in Chapter 77?
(a) She hung herself.
(b) She was poisoned by her husband.
(c) She overdosed.
(d) She was shot by her husband.

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

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

13. Who is cited as the author of "These Battle Memories" in Chapter 47?
(a) Marshall Turnbull.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) First Lieutenant Daniel Brower.
(d) Jo Brunt.

14. When was Minnesota admitted as a U.S. state?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1849.

15. Herndon’s Informants is said to detail whose account in Chapter 72?
(a) Theodore Blasgen's.
(b) Robert G. Twistings'.
(c) Mary Lincoln's.
(d) E. G. Frame's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Reverend Thomas say the red-bearded man he encountered after his death was from in Chapter 61?

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

3. Whose account is written in The War Years by Carl Sandburg?

4. Who is described by Roger Bevins III as the decapitated fellow in Chapter 52?

5. Who confesses to starting a fire in Chapter 65?

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