1. 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 ends when Lincoln stumbles offstage, leaving his friends worried about his fate.
(c) The scene concludes with Lincoln on his knees in the attic, sobbing.
(d) The scene ends with only a beam of light from Abe's attic illuminating the stage.

2. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?
(a) Judge Green is against it; he thinks Ann will be a hindrance to Lincoln.
(b) He's all for the marriage; he thinks Ann will keep Lincoln on track.
(c) He is against the marriage; he knows Ann has been seeing someone else.
(d) He's for the marriage; Ann's family has a lot of money to spend on campaigns.

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

4. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?
(a) Punctuation marks.
(b) The moods of a woman he would like to court.
(c) The plays of Shakespeare.
(d) The moods of the English language.

5. What subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?
(a) That his partner will buy the store where Abe works and fire him.
(b) That if he ever gets out of debt, he'll get right back in again.
(c) That he'll never have a chance to run for public office.
(d) That he will fail at the job of postmaster.