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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 sensation does Hans Vollman describe when sitting inside of Lincoln in Chapter 49?

2. Who succeeded President Pierce?

3. Who is the youngest of the East children?

4. What word from Chapter 60 means irresponsible?

5. Who is attributed as the author of The Rudderless Ship: When Presidents Flounder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Benjamin ("Benjy") and why is he mentioned by Mr. and Mrs. Baron in Chapter 65?

2. How did Bevins and Vollman once cause a wedding?

3. What obstacle presents itself to Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman in Chapter 68?

4. What are the prides of Professor Edmund Bloomer and Lawrence T. Decroix?

5. What is the outcome of the young lovers that is described in Chapter 77?

6. What is described in the account of Paul Riles, White House guard in Chapter 57?

7. How did Elson Farwell die?

8. How is the experience of being in Lincoln described in Chapter 49?

9. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

10. Why do Vollman and Bevins try to persuade Lincoln to return to the mausoleum in Chapter 51?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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