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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 Willie Lincoln when he died?

2. Who is described in Chapter 37 as constantly mumbling about his grandson's excellent university marks?

3. How old does the narrator say he was on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

4. Who is the Prussian nobleman that attended the Lincolns' state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Why do Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman set out seeking Abraham Lincoln in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What occurs when characters from the bardo merge or occupy the bodies of the living? How does this experience change them? How does it impact the living being?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the lives and deaths of Eddie and Betsy Baron in Lincoln in the Bardo. Where did Eddie and Betsy live when they were alive? What did they think of their circumstances? Why do they remain in the bardo?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Lincoln in the Bardo. Who are the principle narrators? Is their narrator related in first, second, or third-person perspective? What is the impact of having so many different narrators in the novel?

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