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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 insisted that Binlay was the finest house in Washington?
(a) Mrs. Delaney.
(b) Mr. Coombs.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Elise Traynor.

2. What word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Potomac.
(d) Agentina.

3. 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) Two days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Four minutes.

4. Who is cited as the author of A Thrilling Youth: A Civil War Adolescence?
(a) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(b) E. G. Frame.
(c) Margaret Garrett.
(d) Jo Brunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is attributed as the writer of All This Did I See: Memories of a Terrible Time in Chapter 2?

2. Who are the children that are constantly receiving presents in the vignette at the end of Chapter 1?

3. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?

4. Who is the author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln?

5. What does the narrator describe having happened to him on the day he and his wife plan to consummate their marriage in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Mrs. Delaney's plight described in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Hans Vollman describe his death in Chapter 1?

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

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

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