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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. To where does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she traveled repeatedly with her husband to visit his mother in Chapter 27?
(a) Fairfax.
(b) London.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) New York.

2. Who among Mrs. Abigail Blass's children does she describe as having a bad foot?
(a) Elson.
(b) Maribeth.
(c) Sara.
(d) Margaret.

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

4. Who do Roger and Hans decide not to tell that they are going to pass by Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 36?
(a) Mr. Twood.
(b) The Reverend Everly Thomas.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Mrs. Delaney.

5. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?
(a) Jo Brunt.
(b) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who revived Tentini when he almost drowned?

2. What did Mrs. Tessenbaum do for many years after she was convinced she was manifesting in lingerie?

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

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

5. How did Roger Bevins III attempt suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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