1. Why is Ann's death such a setback to Lincoln?
(a) He fears any woman who loves him is doomed to an early death, like his mother.
(b) Ann wrote his speeches; without her, he has nothing to say.
(c) He doesn't feel he will be taken seriously as a candidate if he is single.
(d) He depended on Ann's connections to the politically powerful in Washington.

2. How does Lincoln feel after Ann's death?
(a) He is relieved because he had begun to doubt her love.
(b) He feels guilty because she got brain sickness and he did not.
(c) He knows her death is for the best, and that he will be able to concentrate better without her.
(d) He feels he should die to be with her again or he will go crazy.

3. According to Nancy Green in Act 1, Scene 3, why can't Lincoln face life without a woman by his side?
(a) Because he hears voices in the night and they give him contradictory directions.
(b) Because he listens to strange voices that speak to him in church and they command him to do bad things.
(c) Because he hears the whispers of the dead women in his life, including his mother, and he can't understand what the whispers mean.
(d) Because he goes into trances when under stress and needs someone to help him snap out of it.

4. Lincoln tells Josh Speed to give his letter for Mary Todd to Herndon to deliver. How does Josh respond?
(a) He throws the letter into the fire in the stove.
(b) He gives the letter to Herndon.
(c) He runs out the door with the letter.
(d) He rips the letter into tiny pieces and throws them on the floor.

5. What does Lincoln's companion think of Lincoln's plan for his wedding?
(a) He's distressed and offers to deliver the news himself.
(b) He believes everything will work out fine, once Lincoln has a drink or two.
(c) He thinks Lincoln is being too brutal, at least in the way he intends to deliver the news.
(d) He agrees that Lincoln is making the right decision, for the right reasons.