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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) Elise Traynor.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Mrs. Delaney.
(d) Mr. Coombs.

2. What is the narrator's name in Chapter 1?
(a) Willie Lincoln.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Hans Vollman.
(d) Thomas Havens.

3. Who is the former hunter that sits before a heap of animals he has killed in Chapter 37?
(a) Trevor Williams.
(b) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(c) Mrs. Delaney.
(d) Mr. Twood.

4. Who is described in Chapter 37 as constantly mumbling about his grandson's excellent university marks?
(a) Mrs. Delaney.
(b) Mr. Dill.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Mr. Twood.

5. Who is cited as the author of The Washington Powers?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Maxwell Flagg.
(c) D. V. Featherly.
(d) James Morgan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abigail Blass describe her father buying for her at Christmastide to stop her from having a tantrum in Chapter 27?

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

3. Where was Queenie a prostitute?

4. Who is described in Chapter 37 as a dandy who wishes his hair might be restored?

5. Who is cited as the author of The Union Citadel: Memories and Impressions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Abraham Lincoln's demeanor described in the Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Isabelle Perkins excerpt in Chapter 7?

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

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