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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 does Betsy Baron recall leaving at the Parade Ground in Chapter 27?
(a) Little Joey.
(b) Little Eddie.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jackson.

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

3. How much money does Mrs. Abigail Blass supposedly have in the First Bank?
(a) $234.
(b) $1,300.
(c) $500.
(d) $5,000.

4. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Constance Mays.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) James Morgan.

5. To what animals does Lieutenant Cecil stone compare the brides's movements in Chapter 29?
(a) Moths.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the narrator say he was on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the woman described in Chapter 31 that married her husband's brother after his death and then regretted it?

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

4. Who did Mrs. Lincoln hire to cater her state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

5. What does Mrs. Abigail Blass say her husband was NOT in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the tendril that wraps Willie symbolic of?

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

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

7. What story does Elise Traynor relate to Willie in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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