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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. Where has Lincoln been, just before he arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Fox hunting.
(b) Visiting a potential client in jail.
(c) At the Statehouse, lobbying against gun registration.
(d) Visiting another woman, to whom he plans to propose.

2. Besides debt, what topic often occupies Lincoln's mind?
(a) The prospect of marriage.
(b) The prospect of a harsh winter.
(c) The prospect of civil war.
(d) The prospect of death.

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

4. What does Lincoln's teacher suggest Lincoln do to improve his life?
(a) Consider becoming a minister.
(b) Get a law degree.
(c) Find a woman to marry.
(d) Move out of town.

5. What does Lincoln see on the boat from Quincy to Alton that shocks him?
(a) A dozen mules on shore, chained and being flogged.
(b) A dozen negroes, chained together, being shipped South to be sold.
(c) A woman with 12 children, begging for food.
(d) A dozen dancing girls, chained together, forced to entertain passengers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ann Rutledge?

2. What is the true reason Lincoln wants to end the engagement with Mary Todd?

3. What does Lincoln do at the end of Act 2, Scene 6?

4. What happens at the end of Act 2, Scene 4 that proves Lincoln's claim that he is a social success?

5. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?

(see the answer key)

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