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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. Herndon’s Informants is said to detail whose account in Chapter 72?
(a) E. G. Frame's.
(b) Mary Lincoln's.
(c) Theodore Blasgen's.
(d) Robert G. Twistings'.

2. What character evolves into a being with multiple eyes, ears, noses, hands, etc. in Chapter 41?
(a) Mr. Bevins.
(b) Margaret Garrett.
(c) Elson Farwell.
(d) Jo Brunt.

3. Who is Tobin "Badger" Muller's wife?
(a) Edna.
(b) Anna.
(c) Emma.
(d) Elise.

4. Who is the doctor that ssured Lincoln that Willie would recover?
(a) Dr. Sears.
(b) Dr. Sloane.
(c) Dr. Farwell.
(d) Dr. Wilson.

5. Who is attributed as the editor for Forgotten Voices of the Civil War?
(a) Stephen Sears.
(b) J. B. Strait.
(c) Maureen H. Hedges.
(d) Robert G. Twistings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited as the author of “Setting the Record Straight: Memoir, Error, and Evasion" in Chapter 47?

2. What does Mr. Bevins describe the experience of stepping into Lincoln as being like in Chapter 45?

3. Who is cited as the author of "These Battle Memories" in Chapter 47?

4. Who are listed as the compilers and editors of “That Terrible Glory: A Collection of Civil War Letters from the Men Who Fought It" in Chapter 47?

5. Whom does the narrator say died in the terrible fight in the opening of Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the protagonists manage to sway Lincoln from leaving in Chapter 77?

2. Who is Benjamin ("Benjy") and why is he mentioned by Mr. and Mrs. Baron in Chapter 65?

3. To what does Lance Durning attest in Chapter 65?

4. What is described in the account of Paul Riles, White House guard in Chapter 57?

5. How do Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman go about occupying Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 44?

6. What is the outcome of the young lovers that is described in Chapter 77?

7. What do Vollman and Bevins realize about the passage of time in Chapter 55?

8. What does Miss Tamara Doolittle lament about in Chapter 65?

9. What is the focus on the excerpts in Chapter 47?

10. How is the experience of being in Lincoln described in Chapter 49?

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