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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is with Lincoln at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Ann Rutledge.
(b) Seth Gale.
(c) Josh Speed.
(d) Bowling Green.

2. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?
(a) The death of Lincoln's friend, Bowling Green.
(b) Lincoln's dog, Rufus, has been killed in a hunting mishap.
(c) Jack Armstrong is in jail for murder.
(d) Seth Gale's mother is dead of malaria.

3. Lincoln tells Josh Speed to give his letter for Mary Todd to Herndon to deliver. How does Josh respond?
(a) He runs out the door with the letter.
(b) He rips the letter into tiny pieces and throws them on the floor.
(c) He gives the letter to Herndon.
(d) He throws the letter into the fire in the stove.

4. Where is Abe Lincoln staying while in New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) In a barn belonging to Josh Speed.
(b) In Rutledge's Tavern.
(c) With Ann Rutledge's family.
(d) At the home of Bowling and Nancy Green.

5. What is Billy Herndon's attitude toward Mary Todd on the day Lincoln is to be married?
(a) Herndon likes Mary Todd, but feels it will be a mistake for her to goad Lincoln into politics.
(b) He is too drunk to really care, but he makes an insincere toast to the couple's happiness.
(c) Herndon doesn't like Mary Todd, but he likes her ambitions for Lincoln.
(d) He is opposed to the marriage because he's heard bad things about Mary Todd's temper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lincoln feel after Ann's death?

2. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?

4. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?

5. What is Lincoln's attitude about people before he meets Ann Rutledge?

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