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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abigail Blass describe her father buying for her at Christmastide to stop her from having a tantrum in Chapter 27?

2. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?

3. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?

4. Who does Betsy Baron recall leaving at the Parade Ground in Chapter 27?

5. Who is cited as the author of The Washington Powers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the inciting incident that transitions the plot to rising action?

2. What is the significance of the state dinner held by the Lincolns in the novel?

3. Who is Flanders Quinn and how is he described?

4. What story does Elise Traynor relate to Willie in Chapter 13?

5. How does Roger Bevins III describe his suicide attempt in Chapter 9?

6. How is Mrs. Delaney's plight described in Chapter 31?

7. What does Lieutenant Cecil Stone describe of his life in Chapter 26?

8. Who are the Three Bachelors and how are they described?

9. How is Abraham Lincoln's demeanor described in the Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Isabelle Perkins excerpt in Chapter 7?

10. How does Roger Bevins III describe Mrs. Abigail Blass in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the main setting of the bardo in the novel. How significant is the setting to the plot of the novel? What details of the setting are described by the author? What mood does this setting evoke?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characterization of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln in the Bardo. What characteristics of Lincoln stand out? How does the author's interpretation of Lincoln compare with other interpretations? What role does Abraham Lincoln play in the novel's plot?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Elise Traynor? What is her role in the plot of Lincoln in the Bardo? How is this character described in the narrative? What does she represent symbolically?

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