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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 is attributed with writing A Belle Remade: The Journey of Mary Lincoln in Chapter 58?
(a) Kevin Swarney.
(b) Marshall Turnbull.
(c) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(d) Margaret Garrett.

2. Who describes herself as dumb in Chapter 65?
(a) Elise Traynor.
(b) Miss Tamara Doolittle.
(c) Jane Ellis.
(d) Betsy Baron.

3. When was Minnesota admitted as a U.S. state?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1962.

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

5. What word from Chapter 60 means irresponsible?
(a) Flatulent.
(b) Pandering.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Feckless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Litzie Wright a mute?

2. Who is the nightwatchman that appears in Chapter 67?

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

4. Whose account is described in They Knew Him, edited by Leonora Morehouse?

5. Who is the youngest of the East children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How have the spirits of the bardo changed in apperance after occupying Lincoln in Chapter 77?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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