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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 Roger Bevins III describe Mrs. Traynor singing merrily in Chapter 32?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "The Sun Rises Above the Clouds."
(c) "A Heavy Bough Hung Down."
(d) "The Star-Spangled Banner."

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

3. Who is the author of Mr. Lincoln’s Washington?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) James Morgan.
(c) Margaret Garrett.
(d) Stanley Kimmel.

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

5. What color skirt does Roger Bevins III describe Miranda Debb as favoring in Chapter 29?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Roger Bevins III describe wearing at Christmastide with his father in Chapter 27?

2. Who is the Prussian nobleman that attended the Lincolns' state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

3. Where was Queenie a prostitute?

4. Who is the former hunter that sits before a heap of animals he has killed in Chapter 37?

5. Who wrote Abraham Lincoln: The Boy and the Man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Abraham Lincoln do when he enters the mausoleum in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

7. How is the appearance of Roger Bevins III described in Chapter 9?

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

9. What is the significance of the state dinner held by the Lincolns in the novel?

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

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