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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What made Litzie Wright a mute?
(a) Her throat was cut.
(b) Hereditary disease.
(c) A field accident.
(d) Sexual assault.

4. What machine does Roger Bevins III describe being invented during the war in Chapter 55?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The telegraph.
(c) The radio.
(d) The phonograph.

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

6. Who is the youngest of the East children?
(a) Reginald.
(b) Paul.
(c) William.
(d) Jack.

7. Whose account is the focus of The Emergence of Lincoln: Prologue to the Civil War, 1859–1861 by Allan Nevins?
(a) Stephen Sears'.
(b) Tobian Clearly's.
(c) Robert G. Twistings'.
(d) Edward Everett's.

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

9. Whose account of the Lincoln home is described in Chapter 56?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Paul Riles's.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein's.
(d) Marshall Turnbull.

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

11. Where does the Reverend Thomas say his family ate for his funeral meal in Chapter 61?
(a) Prevey's.
(b) The Carlton.
(c) The Blue Deacon.
(d) Anna's.

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

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

14. When does the Reverend Thomas say he died in Chapter 61?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) September.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are the names of the nightwatchman's children?

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

5. What is the narrator's relationship to the person he is addressing in Chapter 41?

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