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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. Who shared opium with the Barons?

2. What are described as the furies that haunt houses where a children dies, according to the narrator in Chapter 73?

3. Who was Roger Bevins III's family maid that he spoke unkindly to and was made to write her a letter?

4. Who is attributed with writing A Belle Remade: The Journey of Mary Lincoln in Chapter 58?

5. Who was Thomas Havens's master?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Elson Farwell die?

8. How do Mr. Bevins and Mr. Vollman go about occupying Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 44?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the historical context of Lincoln in the Bardo. What elements of the novel reflect the circumstances of the 1860s? How does the historical context inform the action of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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