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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. What does Mary Todd's sister predict if she marries Lincoln?
(a) A wanderer's life, as Lincoln can't seem to hold a decent job.
(b) A glittering life in the nation's capital, dancing with elegant Europeans.
(c) A life in a miserable cabin, without servants and without decent clothing.
(d) A life in a quaint cabin, stitching buckskin clothing and raising a passel of children.

2. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?
(a) Judge Green is against it; he thinks Ann will be a hindrance to Lincoln.
(b) He is against the marriage; he knows Ann has been seeing someone else.
(c) He's all for the marriage; he thinks Ann will keep Lincoln on track.
(d) He's for the marriage; Ann's family has a lot of money to spend on campaigns.

3. Who is Elizabeth Edwards?
(a) The woman Abe Lincoln loves and wants to marry.
(b) Mary Todd's sister and Ninian Edwards' wife.
(c) The wife of a one-time presidential candidate.
(d) The author of two memoirs.

4. Who is Ann Rutledge?
(a) A nun who has taken up the monastic life in Illinois.
(b) The woman Abe Lincoln wants to court.
(c) Lincoln's aunt.
(d) The postmistress of New Salem.

5. What is Billy Herndon's reaction to Lincoln's reasons for breaking off the engagement?
(a) He is stunned and speechless. He finishes off the bottle in his pocket.
(b) Herndon agrees that Mary Todd is a witch and says he's glad Lincoln changed his mind.
(c) Herndon says Lincoln is really trying to escape his own failure to serve the country.
(d) He is gobsmacked, but he helps Lincoln write another letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln and Mary Todd are getting married, yet he seems to be in despair. Why?

2. In Act 2, Scene 5, Lincoln mentions a woman "foxing" his pants--what does that mean?

3. How does Lincoln surprise Ann Rutledge while she is clearing tables during Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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

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