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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. Does Lincoln agree, in Act 2, Scene 6, with Josh's suggestion about his mental health?
(a) He isn't sure, but he admits having hallucinations.
(b) No, he believes he has good reasons for his decision.
(c) Yes, he knows he is losing his mind--that's why he wants to run away.
(d) Yes, he says he's at the end of his rope and must have release from the wedding.

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

3. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?
(a) Ann Rutledge.
(b) Seth Gale
(c) Ben Mattling.
(d) Abe Lincoln.

4. What does Seth Gale suggest might happen if slavery spreads West to new states and territories?
(a) He predicts settlers will raise an army and declare war.
(b) He says settlers will be satisfied, regardless of the state of slavery.
(c) He thinks the Mexicans will attack if slavery spreads.
(d) He says settlers might form another country or move to Canada.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy Herndon's flaw?

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

3. Lincoln and Mary Todd are getting married, yet he seems to be in despair. Why?

4. When Lincoln suggests he wants to die in Act 1, Scene 3, how do his friends respond?

5. How does the weather complement Lincoln's mood when he arrives at the home of the Greens' with news of Ann's death?

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