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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 wrote the book Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War?

2. Who was Thomas Havens's master?

3. When was John Tyler in office as President of the United States?

4. Where was the Union victory that was posted publicly the day that Willie Lincoln died?

5. Whose account is the focus of The Emergence of Lincoln: Prologue to the Civil War, 1859–1861 by Allan Nevins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do the protagonists manage to sway Lincoln from leaving in Chapter 77?

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

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

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

9. How have the spirits of the bardo changed in apperance after occupying Lincoln in Chapter 77?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Describe and analyze the character of Roger Bevins III in Lincoln in the Bardo. How and when did Bevins arrive in the bardo? What notable attributes stand out in Bevins's character? How does Bevins's character evolve in the novel?

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