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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. How many horses does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Nine.

2. Who among Mrs. Abigail Blass's children is described as being nervous after having submitted a poem in Chapter 27?
(a) Sara.
(b) Alice.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Elsa.

3. Who is the author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Doris Kearns Goodwin.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Maxwell Flagg.

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

5. Who is described in Chapter 37 as a dandy who wishes his hair might be restored?
(a) Posterbell.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Mr. Twood.
(d) Mrs. Delaney.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Jane Ellis speaking in the opening of Chapter 27?

2. What word from Chapter 32 refers to harsh and jarring sounds due to a lack of harmony?

3. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?

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

5. To where does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she traveled repeatedly with her husband to visit his mother in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is notable about the dialogues of Eddie and Betsy Baron?

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

5. What is the inciting incident that transitions the plot to rising action?

6. How is the appearance of the Reverend Everly Thomas described in Chapter 9?

7. What is the unnatural predilection that Roger Bevins III describes in Chapter 9?

8. Who are the Three Bachelors and how are they described?

9. How is the appearance of Hans Vollman described in Chapter 9?

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

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