1. What is the purpose of Edwards' visit to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To recruit Lincoln to run for the State Assembly.
(b) To announce his own run for the presidency.
(c) To look at the Rutledge Tavern as an investment.
(d) To bring law and order to New Salem.

2. What does Ann's love do for Lincoln?
(a) Her love makes him irritable because she is so needy.
(b) Her love makes him believe in God, believe that all things are possible, and he can do anything he wants.
(c) Her love makes him weak at the knees and fuzzy in his thoughts; he knows he can't make anything of himself.
(d) Her love inspires him to write great poetry.

3. What is Lincoln's attitude toward people?
(a) He dislikes people because of their inhumanity.
(b) He loves being in a crowd, but feels anxious one-to-one.
(c) He likes them one-to-one, but crowds scare him.
(d) He is afraid of them, unless he has known them all his life.

4. 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 Bourne Chronicles.
(c) The Federalist Papers.
(d) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

5. What does Billy Herndon urge Lincoln's friends to do, as Herndon leaves the office in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Dunk Lincoln in the river to wash away his stubborn streak.
(b) Introduce Lincoln to a good woman to marry.
(c) Drag him out of the stagnant pool in which he is drowning himself.
(d) Take Lincoln out to dinner and get him drunk.