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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 the narrator's relationship to the person he is addressing in Chapter 41?

2. Who is the doctor that ssured Lincoln that Willie would recover?

3. Who is described in Chapter 53 as raging in frustration at drunken Anatomy students?

4. What are the names of the nightwatchman's children?

5. Who is cited as the author of "These Battle Memories" in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What regrets are presented in Chapter 48?

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

7. How did Elson Farwell die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Litzie in the novel. Why is Litzie's story related from another character? What are the details of Litzie's past? How does Litzie's character evolve 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

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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