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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. How old was the narrator's bride in Chapter 1 when they married?

2. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?

3. What work by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt and Philip B. Kunhardt Jr. is cited in Chapter 1?

4. Who insisted that Binlay was the finest house in Washington?

5. To what animals does Lieutenant Cecil stone compare the brides's movements in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some examples of cited excerpts included in Chapters 3 and 4? What information do they relate?

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

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

6. How is Mr. Collier described in the novel?

7. How does Hans Vollman describe his death in Chapter 1?

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

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

10. How is Mrs. Ellis's appearance described in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Captain William Prince? Why do you think the author includes this character in the novel? What themes does Captain William Prince relate to?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Hans Vollman in Lincoln in the Bardo. For how long has Vollman been in the bardo? Who is his best friend? How did Vollman come to die? How does his character evolve in the course of the novel?

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