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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 is the true reason Lincoln wants to end the engagement with Mary Todd?
(a) She has taken to wearing spurs and brandishing a whip when they are alone.
(b) He believes she really wants to marry Stephen Douglas.
(c) He knows he is losing his mind and wants to spare her from sharing his pain.
(d) He hates her ambitions for him and doesn't want to be driven to achieve her goals for the rest of his life.

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

3. What is Mary Todd's lifelong dream for herself?
(a) That she will be able to nominate Supreme Court justices.
(b) That she will become President of the United States.
(c) That she will marry the President of the United States.
(d) That she will live a simple life, raising children.

4. What does Mary Todd say when asked in Act. 2, Scene 5, if she is considering marriage to Lincoln?
(a) "I am determined to marry Stephen Douglas."
(b) "I have decided I shall be Mrs. Lincoln."
(c) "I have never given that idea a moment's thought."
(d) "That is the most repulsive idea I've ever heard."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy Herndon's reaction to Lincoln's reasons for breaking off the engagement?

2. Billy Herndon, Lincoln's law clerk, arrives in Act 2, Scene 6. What is his condition?

3. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?

4. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?

5. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 5 and what does it convey about the occupants?

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