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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 is Cynthia's last name?

2. What work is cited in Chapter 2 by David Von Drehle?

3. Who is the reverend that joins the others in the bardo?

4. How much money does Mrs. Abigail Blass supposedly have in the First Bank?

5. To where does Mrs. Abigail Blass say she traveled repeatedly with her husband to visit his mother in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the appearance of Roger Bevins III described in Chapter 9?

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

6. How is the appearance of Hans Vollman described in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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 analyze the characterization of Willie Lincoln in Lincoln in the Bardo. How old is Willie when he dies? How does he die? What are his perceptions of the bardo? What is Willie's main objective in the novel?

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