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

2. When does the Reverend Thomas say he died in Chapter 61?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) September.

3. How old was Hans Vollman when he came to the bardo?
(a) 62.
(b) 32.
(c) 46.
(d) 39.

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

5. Who is the nightwatchman that appears in Chapter 67?
(a) Robert G. Twistings.
(b) Tobian Clearly.
(c) Mr. Manders.
(d) Thomas Havens.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Millard Fillmore serve as President of the United States?

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

3. Whose house does the Reverend Thomas describe next to his own as he died in Chapter 61?

4. Who is the slave who speaks in a complicated and elaborate manner in Chapter 66?

5. Who wrote The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln: The Story of America’s Most Reviled President?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

5. What regrets are presented in Chapter 48?

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

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

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

9. What does Willie's suit symbolize in the novel?

10. What are the prides of Professor Edmund Bloomer and Lawrence T. Decroix?

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