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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. Who did Roger Bevins III fall in love with that did not reciprocate his feelings?

2. Who revived Tentini when he almost drowned?

3. How many goats does Lieutenant Cecil Stone claim to have in Chapter 27?

4. Who wrote Reveille in Washington, 1860–1865?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the appearance of the Reverend Everly Thomas described in Chapter 9?

2. What is notable about the dialogues of Eddie and Betsy Baron?

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

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

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

6. What does the tendril that wraps Willie symbolic of?

7. Why does Willie refuse to pass on from the bardo for much of the novel?

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

9. What is the unnatural predilection that Roger Bevins III describes in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detail and discuss the plot structure of Lincoln in the Bardo. Where does the exposition transition into rising action? What is the instigating incident? Where is the climax of the plot? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Roger Bevins III in Lincoln in the Bardo. How and when did Bevins arrive in the bardo? What notable attributes stand out in Bevins's character? How does Bevins's character evolve in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Elson Farwell in the novel. Where was Farwell a slave? What are his thoughts on his experiences as a slave? Why does Elson remain in the bardo?

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