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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
(b) The Federalist Papers.
(c) The New York Review of Books.
(d) The Bourne Chronicles.
2. What is Mary Todd's lifelong dream for herself?
(a) That she will live a simple life, raising children.
(b) That she will be able to nominate Supreme Court justices.
(c) That she will marry the President of the United States.
(d) That she will become President of the United States.
3. How does Act 1, Scene 3, in which Ann Rutledge dies, come to an end?
(a) The scene ends with a prayer spoken by Nancy Green.
(b) The scene concludes with Lincoln on his knees in the attic, sobbing.
(c) The scene ends with only a beam of light from Abe's attic illuminating the stage.
(d) The scene ends when Lincoln stumbles offstage, leaving his friends worried about his fate.
4. What are the railroad workers in Illinois doing, according to Douglas, to protest their low wages?
(a) They are striking, refusing to work.
(b) Looking for jobs in other industries.
(c) They are marching, singing "I've been working on the railroad."
(d) Nothing--they can't afford to offend their employers.
5. What does Lincoln do at the end of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) He leaves town without informing Mary Todd.
(b) He decides he must go through with the wedding.
(c) He writes another letter, telling Mary Todd he hates her.
(d) He leaves to break off his engagement in person.
Short Answer Questions
1. What advice does Josh Speed give Lincoln regarding his mental health?
2. What is Billy Herndon's reaction to Lincoln's reasons for breaking off the engagement?
3. What happens to Ann Rutledge?
4. What does Ann's love do for Lincoln?
5. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?
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