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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. Where does the Reverend Thomas say the red-bearded man he encountered after his death was from in Chapter 61?

2. How many sons does Lance Durning claim to have in Chapter 65?

3. Who was Thomas Havens's master?

4. Whose account of the Lincoln home is described in Chapter 56?

5. Whom does the narrator say died in the terrible fight in the opening of Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the focus on the excerpts in Chapter 47?

3. What does the Reverend Thomas describe of his transformation in Chapter 80?

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

5. What does Miss Tamara Doolittle lament about in Chapter 65?

6. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

7. What does Willie's suit symbolize in the novel?

8. How are the Crutcher brothers and Mr. and Mrs. Reedy described?

9. What do Vollman and Bevins realize about the passage of time in Chapter 55?

10. What does the lock and key in Lincoln's pocket represent?

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

Discuss and analyze the character of Thomas Havens in Lincoln in the Bardo. How does Havens feel about his experiences as a slave? Why does he remain in the bardo? What happens to Havens at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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