Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Act 1, Scene 1

1. What is the setting of the first scene of Abe Lincoln in Illinois?

2. Who are the main characters in the first scene of the play?

3. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?

4. What are the five indicative moods, as Lincoln knows them?

5. Who gave the speech that Lincoln's teacher has him read?

6. What is the mood of the speech Lincoln is asked to read in the first scene?

7. What is the subject of the speech Lincoln is studying in the first scene?

8. What subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?

9. What does Lincoln's teacher suggest Lincoln do to improve his life?

10. What...
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