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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. Why can't Lincoln bring himself to shoot a deer?
(a) Because his mother was an anti-gun lobbyist.
(b) Because he prefers bow-hunting.
(c) Because he once saw one running across his mother's grave.
(d) Because of the scene in "Bambi," in which his mother was killed.

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

3. In a poem given to Lincoln by his teacher in the first scene, life is compared to what?
(a) A river, a meadow, the wide horizon.
(b) A dream, a vision, a phantom.
(c) A fairy tale, a legend, a lie.
(d) A nightmare, a hallucination, a ghost.

4. In Act 2, Scene 5, does Lincoln ask Mary Todd to marry him?
(a) No, but she expects he will ask that evening.
(b) Yes, but Elizabeth's objections put the matter on hold.
(c) Yes, but she says she can't quite decide.
(d) No, but she plans to pop the question that evening.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Lincoln agree, in Act 2, Scene 6, with Josh's suggestion about his mental health?

2. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?

3. How old is Abe Lincoln at the time of Act 2, Scene 4 in his Springfield law office?

4. Who gave the speech that Lincoln's teacher has him read?

5. What is Billy Herndon's attitude toward Mary Todd on the day Lincoln is to be married?

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