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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. Whose account is the focus of The Emergence of Lincoln: Prologue to the Civil War, 1859–1861 by Allan Nevins?
(a) Robert G. Twistings'.
(b) Edward Everett's.
(c) Stephen Sears'.
(d) Tobian Clearly's.

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

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

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

5. Who is the outspoken former boilermaker that occupies Lincoln in Chapter 77?
(a) Mr. Cahoes.
(b) Stephen Sears.
(c) Litzie.
(d) E. G. Frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that his brilliant unpublished tomes were burned in Chapter 65?

2. Who is the fictional author attributed as having written “The Great War, as Described by Its Warriors"?

3. When does the Reverend Thomas say he died in Chapter 61?

4. For how long did Mrs. Lincoln stay in bed following her son's funeral?

5. Whose account is described in Voices of a Divided Land?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Vollman and Bevins try to persuade Lincoln to return to the mausoleum in Chapter 51?

4. How did Bevins and Vollman once cause a wedding?

5. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

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

7. What does the lock and key in Lincoln's pocket represent?

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

9. What obstacle presents itself to Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman in Chapter 68?

10. What does the Reverend Thomas describe of his transformation in Chapter 80?

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