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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seth Gale's wife want for her sick son, besides the help of a doctor?
(a) A minister to say a prayer.
(b) A minister to drive the evil spirits from his soul.
(c) A bathtub full of cool water to calm his fever.
(d) A college scholarship so he won't have to live on the prairie.

2. One of Lincoln's clients can't pay her bill; why does Lincoln think she is right not to pay?
(a) He believes she is going to inherit a lot of money, so he can wait for payment.
(b) She is a poor widow and Lincoln doesn't take money from widows.
(c) Lincoln defended her husband unsuccessfully and he was hanged.
(d) Lincoln took a horse from her late husband in payment.

3. In Act 2, Scene 6, Lincoln sits at his desk on the day he is to be married. What day of the year is it?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Thanksgiving Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

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

5. When Lincoln suggests he wants to die in Act 1, Scene 3, how do his friends respond?
(a) They promise to introduce him to other women.
(b) They fall to their knees and beg him to reconsider.
(c) They insist he stay and try to get some sleep.
(d) They agree that it might be best if he dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Josh Speed and Bowling Green think might be the result, if slavery spreads further across the South?

2. Who is President of the United States at the time Edwards visits New Salem to meet Lincoln?

3. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?

4. Why is Ann's death such a setback to Lincoln?

5. Why does Lincoln return to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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