1. What excuse does Ninian Edwards give for getting himself and his wife out of the parlor so Lincoln can be alone with Mary Todd?
(a) He feigns an injury and asks his wife to help him upstairs.
(b) He takes his wife dancing.
(c) He doesn't give an excuse, just grabs his wife's arm and hustles her off stage.
(d) The two have to hear their children's bedtime prayers.

2. What does Mary Todd say when asked in Act. 2, Scene 5, if she is considering marriage to Lincoln?
(a) "That is the most repulsive idea I've ever heard."
(b) "I have never given that idea a moment's thought."
(c) "I am determined to marry Stephen Douglas."
(d) "I have decided I shall be Mrs. Lincoln."

3. What does Lincoln see on the boat from Quincy to Alton that shocks him?
(a) A dozen mules on shore, chained and being flogged.
(b) A woman with 12 children, begging for food.
(c) A dozen negroes, chained together, being shipped South to be sold.
(d) A dozen dancing girls, chained together, forced to entertain passengers.

4. Who admits being the one who suggested recruiting Lincoln to run for office?
(a) Josh Speed.
(b) Ann Rutledge.
(c) Seth Gale.
(d) Jack Armstrong.

5. What is Billy Herndon's reaction to Lincoln's reasons for breaking off the engagement?
(a) Herndon says Lincoln is really trying to escape his own failure to serve the country.
(b) He is gobsmacked, but he helps Lincoln write another letter.
(c) Herndon agrees that Mary Todd is a witch and says he's glad Lincoln changed his mind.
(d) He is stunned and speechless. He finishes off the bottle in his pocket.