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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 his family ate for his funeral meal in Chapter 61?

2. Who is attributed as the author of The Prairie Torment: Lincoln’s Psychology in Chapter 72?

3. Who are listed as the compilers and editors of “That Terrible Glory: A Collection of Civil War Letters from the Men Who Fought It" in Chapter 47?

4. Who is the slave who speaks in a complicated and elaborate manner in Chapter 66?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Francis Hodge describe Litzie's life?

5. How does Thomas Havens describe his life?

6. How did Elson Farwell die?

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

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

9. To what does Lance Durning attest in Chapter 65?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the lives and deaths of Eddie and Betsy Baron in Lincoln in the Bardo. Where did Eddie and Betsy live when they were alive? What did they think of their circumstances? Why do they remain in the bardo?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the character of Lieutenant Cecil Stone in Lincoln in the Bardo. How did Lieutenant Stone die? Why does he exhibit racist behavior? How does this character evolve in the novel?

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