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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 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?
(a) Brian Bell and Libby Trust.
(b) E. G. Frame and Elson Farwell.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein and Ben Wade.
(d) Margaret Garrett and Jo Brunt.

2. What is discovered in Lincoln's trouser pocket in Chapter 53?
(a) A pin.
(b) A letter.
(c) A lock.
(d) A watch.

3. Where does the Reverend Thomas say his family ate for his funeral meal in Chapter 61?
(a) Anna's.
(b) The Carlton.
(c) Prevey's.
(d) The Blue Deacon.

4. What word in Chapter 46 refers to a person or thing that is detested or loathed?
(a) Entreat.
(b) Magnate.
(c) Cadaver.
(d) Anathema.

5. Who wrote the book Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War?
(a) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(b) James R. Gilmore.
(c) Margaret Garrett.
(d) Marshall Turnbull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the fictional author attributed with writing A Mother’s Trial: Mary Lincoln and the Civil War in Chapter 58?

2. Who was Roger Bevins III's family maid that he spoke unkindly to and was made to write her a letter?

3. Whose account is detailed in The Villain Lincoln by R. B. Arnolds?

4. What does the narrator call the statue of the bald man in Roman garb that he describes in Chapter 59?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

2. To what sin does Captain William Prince confess? To whom does he confess?

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

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

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

6. How are the Crutcher brothers and Mr. and Mrs. Reedy described?

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

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

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

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

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