Abe Lincoln in Illinois Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Act 2, Scene 6)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 5 and what does it convey about the occupants?
a) The setting is the parlor of Ninian Edwards' home and it conveys a comfortable upper-class life.
b) The setting is a grand ballroom and it conveys the gala celebration of political victory.
c) The setting is Lincoln's log cabin and it conveys a feeling of bachelor solitude.
d) The setting is Ninian Edwards' home and it conveys a sense of genteel poverty.

2. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?
a) The New York Review of Books.
b) The Federalist Papers.
c) The...
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