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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Act 2, Scene 4 opens in Lincoln's Springfield law office, how much time has passed since the death of Ann Rutledge?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Thirteen years.

3. What happens to Ann Rutledge?
(a) She meets a wealthy man, marries him and moves West.
(b) She dies of a brain sickness.
(c) Bitten by a mosquito, she is paralzyed and left speechless.
(d) She runs away to Chicago to attend law school.

4. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?
(a) The Clancy Groves boys are buying a round of whiskey for everyone.
(b) The Clancy Groves boys have the judge trapped behind the bar.
(c) A local bully is angling for a fight with Ninian Edwards.
(d) Ben Mattling is having a heart attack.

5. Who is Ninian Edwards?
(a) Josh Speed's stepbrother.
(b) Uncle of Elizabeth Edwards.
(c) Son of the Illinois governor.
(d) A merchant passing through New Salem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ninian Edwards believe might be instigating the prospect of marriage between Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd?

2. How does Lincoln jokingly describe, in Act 2, Scene 5, the act of defending a murder suspect?

3. What are three things Lincoln likes about Ann Rutledge?

4. Why does Lincoln return to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What opinion does Elizabeth Edwards have of Abe Lincoln?

(see the answer key)

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