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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. With whom does the narrator share dialogue in Chapter 1?
2. What word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?
3. Who is described as having been killed by the Rebs for tearing down the Rebel flag from a private in Chapter 33?
4. Who does Betsy Baron recall leaving at the Parade Ground in Chapter 27?
5. To what animals does Lieutenant Cecil stone compare the brides's movements in Chapter 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Abraham Lincoln's demeanor described in the Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Isabelle Perkins excerpt in Chapter 7?
2. How is Mr. Collier described in the novel?
3. Who are the Three Bachelors and how are they described?
4. How does Hans Vollman describe his death in Chapter 1?
5. What is the inciting incident that transitions the plot to rising action?
6. What does Lieutenant Cecil Stone describe of his life in Chapter 26?
7. Why does Willie refuse to pass on from the bardo for much of the novel?
8. What is notable about the dialogues of Eddie and Betsy Baron?
9. What does Abraham Lincoln do when he enters the mausoleum in Chapter 16?
10. Who is Flanders Quinn and how is he described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Reverend Everly Thomas in Lincoln in the Bardo. When did the Reverend come to the bardo? Why did he refuse to pass through the gates? What makes the Reverend stand out amongst the inhabitants of the bardo?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Lieutenant Cecil Stone in Lincoln in the Bardo. How did Lieutenant Stone die? Why does he exhibit racist behavior? How does this character evolve in the novel?
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