1. What is Lincoln's attitude toward people?
(a) He loves being in a crowd, but feels anxious one-to-one.
(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 dislikes people because of their inhumanity.

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

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

4. Why is Mary Todd so sure that Lincoln will be a success, and not stop to tell jokes, as her sister predicts?
(a) She doesn't care if he's a success; she has a huge inheritance that will support them both.
(b) Because Lincoln has confided his dream of becoming a successful merchant and moving to New York.
(c) Because she is strong enough to make sure he moves along the road of success without stopping.
(d) Because she knows that Lincoln is not very good at telling jokes and has a strong streak of ambition.

5. What last ditch effort does Mary Todd's sister make to prevent a proposal from Lincoln toward the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) She begs Mary to put the children to bed.
(b) She begins yelling at her sister, causing Ninian to slap her and drag her from the room.
(c) She produces a fan and uses it to flirt with Lincoln, to show he wouldn't be a faithful husband.
(d) She spills a pot of hot tea on Lincoln's lap.