1. According to Nancy Green in Act 1, Scene 3, why can't Lincoln face life without a woman by his side?
(a) Because he listens to strange voices that speak to him in church and they command him to do bad things.
(b) Because he hears the whispers of the dead women in his life, including his mother, and he can't understand what the whispers mean.
(c) Because he goes into trances when under stress and needs someone to help him snap out of it.
(d) Because he hears voices in the night and they give him contradictory directions.

2. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?
(a) They are afraid to face death alone.
(b) They dance through life unaware of pleasure.
(c) They think of death as an awakening.
(d) They look forward to death, even when life is good.

3. What excuse does Ninian Edwards give for getting himself and his wife out of the parlor so Lincoln can be alone with Mary Todd?
(a) He doesn't give an excuse, just grabs his wife's arm and hustles her off stage.
(b) He feigns an injury and asks his wife to help him upstairs.
(c) He takes his wife dancing.
(d) The two have to hear their children's bedtime prayers.

4. What has Lincoln been doing since breaking his engagement to Mary Todd?
(a) Practicing law and building a fortune.
(b) Teaching down in Kentucky and Indiana.
(c) Studying to become a missionary preacher.
(d) Just drifting, down around Kentucky and Indiana.

5. How does Lincoln surprise Ann Rutledge while she is clearing tables during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) By declaring his love for her.
(b) By asking her to dance on the bar.
(c) By bursting into song when she agrees to talk with him.
(d) By delivering a package from her fiance.