1. What is the local gossip in New Salem about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She is in love with Abe Lincoln.
(b) She has been jilted by her fiance, who left town.
(c) She is in line for a job as the town's teacher.
(d) She is secretly a witch.

2. What is the subject of the speech Lincoln is studying in the first scene?
(a) The right of states to secede from the Union; the speaker approves.
(b) South Carolina's decision to break away from North Carolina; the speaker approves.
(c) The right of states to secede from the Union; the speaker objects.
(d) The upcoming union of North and South; the speaker objects.

3. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?
(a) He's excited and jumps at the chance.
(b) He is angry because he thinks the idea is a bad joke.
(c) He weeps because his friends think so highly of him.
(d) He thinks it's a comical notion and not a good idea.

4. Why is Ann's death such a setback to Lincoln?
(a) He depended on Ann's connections to the politically powerful in Washington.
(b) Ann wrote his speeches; without her, he has nothing to say.
(c) He fears any woman who loves him is doomed to an early death, like his mother.
(d) He doesn't feel he will be taken seriously as a candidate if he is single.

5. How does Lincoln surprise Ann Rutledge while she is clearing tables during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) By declaring his love for her.
(b) By delivering a package from her fiance.
(c) By asking her to dance on the bar.
(d) By bursting into song when she agrees to talk with him.