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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, besides politics, does Lincoln have on his mind during the scene in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) Taking over the family farm from his sick father.
(b) Running down to the town picnic for a piece of pie.
(c) Asking Ann Rutledge to consider him as a suitor.
(d) Asking town officials for a raise in his wages as postmaster.

2. 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) Lincoln's dog, Rufus, has been killed in a hunting mishap.
(c) The death of Lincoln's friend, Bowling Green.
(d) Jack Armstrong is in jail for murder.

3. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) That Jack Armstrong, of the Clancy Groves boys, will run for the State Assembly.
(b) That a chicken crossed the road to get to the other side.
(c) That he will be a candidate for the assembly of the State of Illinois.
(d) That Ann Rutledge has run off to marry Josh Speed.

4. What does Lincoln do that impresses Ninian Edwards in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lincoln gets everyone's attention by firing his pistol at the ceiling.
(b) Lincoln announces there is free pie in the town square.
(c) Lincoln punches a bully who is threatening Ann Rutledge.
(d) Lincoln diffuses the tension with the Clancy Groves boys.

5. What are Mary's first words to Abe when he arrives after a two-year absence?
(a) "I'm glad to see you again, Mr. Lincoln."
(b) "Mr. Lincoln, you are not my idea of a good man."
(c) "You should be ashamed of yourself, Mr. Lincoln."
(d) "I always knew you would return to me, Abe."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is fetching water for Seth Gale's sick son in Act 2, Scene 7?

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

3. Who is President of the United States at the time Edwards visits New Salem to meet Lincoln?

4. What promise does Mary Todd extract from Lincoln before agreeing to marry him?

5. How does Mary Todd characterize the life her sister and brother-in-law have chosen?

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