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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 is Bettie Duval?

2. With whom does John Hay frequently spend time?

3. Who administers the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln?

4. Who is the U.S. president that Lincoln succeeds?

5. How can David Herold best be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the issue regarding Lincoln's Kentucky relatives during this time?

2. What is the Peace Conference and what is the nature of their visit with Lincoln?

3. How can Lincoln's Inauguration Day be considered lackluster?

4. What perspectives do Chase and Seward hold as the war talk ramps up?

5. How does Vidal open the novel?

6. What does Lincoln do regarding Salmon P. Chase on the day after his inauguration that angers Chase?

7. How are the beginnings of a conspiracy against Lincoln introduced in Chapter 2?

8. Why is Lincoln forced to hold Cabinet meetings in the Naval Department?

9. Explain the premise of Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

10. What is Lincoln's plan to attack the Confederacy as discussed in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Abraham Lincoln. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

LINCOLN: A NOVEL is a classic historical fiction story. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Mary Todd Lincoln. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

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