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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Prussian nobleman that attended the Lincolns' state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) Prince Andrew II.
(b) Prince Everly Thomas.
(c) Prince Felix Salm-Salm.
(d) Prince Xavier William Minx.

2. Who wrote Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House?
(a) Ben Wade.
(b) Rose Milland.
(c) Elizabeth Keckley.
(d) Daniel Mark Epstein.

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

4. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?
(a) James Morgan.
(b) Tyron Philian.
(c) Maxwell Flagg.
(d) Jo Brunt.

5. For how long does Roger Bevins III say that Russo stayed in the bardo after she was taken in her sixth year?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Four minutes.
(c) Two days.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the fictional writer accredited with writing Lincoln: A Story for Boys in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Betsy Baron recall leaving at the Parade Ground in Chapter 27?

3. Who do Roger and Hans decide not to tell that they are going to pass by Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 36?

4. What word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?

5. Who is described in Chapter 37 as constantly mumbling about his grandson's excellent university marks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Mr. Randall and Mr. Twood described?

2. Why do Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman set out seeking Abraham Lincoln in Chapter 36?

3. How is Mr. Collier described in the novel?

4. What are some examples of cited excerpts included in Chapters 3 and 4? What information do they relate?

5. How does Roger Bevins III describe Mrs. Abigail Blass in Chapter 26?

6. What does Lieutenant Cecil Stone describe of his life in Chapter 26?

7. Who is Flanders Quinn and how is he described?

8. Why does Willie refuse to pass on from the bardo for much of the novel?

9. How is Mrs. Ellis's appearance described in Chapter 26?

10. How does Roger Bevins III describe his suicide attempt in Chapter 9?

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