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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 word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?
2. With whom does the narrator share dialogue in Chapter 1?
3. Who does Roger Bevins III describe Mrs. Traynor singing merrily in Chapter 32?
4. Who is the woman described in Chapter 31 that married her husband's brother after his death and then regretted it?
5. Who is the fictional author of Reckoning: An Insider’s Memories of Difficult Times?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Mrs. Delaney's plight described in Chapter 31?
2. How is Mr. Collier described in the novel?
3. How does Hans Vollman describe his death in Chapter 1?
4. Why does Willie refuse to pass on from the bardo for much of the novel?
5. How is Abraham Lincoln's demeanor described in the Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Isabelle Perkins excerpt in Chapter 7?
6. How is the appearance of the Reverend Everly Thomas described in Chapter 9?
7. What is the significance of the state dinner held by the Lincolns in the novel?
8. How does Roger Bevins III describe his suicide attempt in Chapter 9?
9. What does Lieutenant Cecil Stone describe of his life in Chapter 26?
10. How is the appearance of Roger Bevins III described in Chapter 9?
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
Who are the Three Bachelors? What are their names? What activities do they perform around the bardo? What role do they play in the plot of 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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