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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is fetching water for Seth Gale's sick son in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) The Gale family slave, Gobey.
(b) Gobey, a runaway slave.
(c) Gobey, a free negro who works for the family.
(d) Seth Gale's good friend, Gobey.

2. What state delivers the final votes needed for Lincoln's victory?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Georgia.
(c) New York.
(d) Missouri.

3. Douglas accuses Lincoln of having sympathy for slaves but no sympathy for another suffering group of people. Who are they?
(a) Textile workers in the North.
(b) Windsurfers in Hawaii.
(c) Seamstresses on the East Coast.
(d) Auto workers in Detroit.

4. What does Lincoln do with his notes before he begins speaking in the debate with Douglas?
(a) Puts them in his hat.
(b) Sticks them under his chair.
(c) Puts them on the podium.
(d) Rips them to pieces.

5. What is it that the visitors to Lincoln's home in Act 3, Scene 10 want to talk about with him?
(a) Shutting down the abolitionist newspaper.
(b) Taking over the Department of Justice.
(c) Running for President of the United States.
(d) Opening a local branch of Macy's.

6. What is Lincoln considering as his first act as president?
(a) Freeing the slaves.
(b) Abolishing the Supreme Court.
(c) Growing a beard.
(d) Annexing Texas.

7. How does Mary Todd accept Lincoln's proposal at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) She clutches him tightly, declares her undying love and begins sobbing.
(b) She dances happily into his arms and pulls his beard while saying yes.
(c) She bursts into tears and says she must marry him because he has ruined her reputation.
(d) She appears to hesitate, keeping him wondering for a moment if she will accept.

8. Why has Lincoln come to see Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) He has come for dinner, at the invitation of her brother-in-law.
(b) He has come to give word of his engagement to another woman.
(c) He has hopes she will revive his political career.
(d) He has come to apologize for breaking their engagement.

9. Who is Lincoln's main rival for the presidency?
(a) Uriah Heep.
(b) William Herndon.
(c) Stephen Douglas.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

10. What is the mood of the crowd surging around Lincoln at the railroad station?
(a) Hostile and silent.
(b) There was no crowd, it was pouring rain.
(c) Happy and admiring.
(d) Disapproving and sullen.

11. What does Seth Gale suggest might happen if slavery spreads West to new states and territories?
(a) He says settlers might form another country or move to Canada.
(b) He predicts settlers will raise an army and declare war.
(c) He says settlers will be satisfied, regardless of the state of slavery.
(d) He thinks the Mexicans will attack if slavery spreads.

12. What are the issues on Lincoln's mind as he addresses the crowd?
(a) His wife's mental health.
(b) A strike by factory workers in New Jersey.
(c) The break-up of the Union because 11 states have promised to secede.
(d) The cost of maintaining the railroads.

13. Mary Todd enters Act 2, Scene 10 while Lincoln is talking with his sons and objects to something the oldest son is doing. What is it?
(a) Putting his feet on the furniture.
(b) Scratching under his arm.
(c) Smoking in the parlor.
(d) Playing the piano with sticky fingers.

14. What is Lincoln wearing as he arrives for the train to Washington?
(a) A plaid shawl over his shoulders.
(b) The kilt of his family's clan.
(c) A straw hat.
(d) A gray, hand-tailored suit.

15. What happens when Seth Gale's boy takes a turn for the worse before the doctor arrives at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Lincoln breaks down in tears at the injustice.
(b) Jack Armstrong applies a mustard paste to the boy's chest.
(c) Lincoln says a prayer for the boy's recovery.
(d) The boy's mother gives him mouth to mouth resuscitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does the band play as Lincoln departs?

2. What is the essential element Lincoln's party is seeking in a presidential candidate when they ask him to run?

3. How does Lincoln describe Douglas' verbal skills?

4. How does Mary Todd describe Lincoln's behavior and absence over the previous two years?

5. How is Lincoln's appearance different from Election Day?

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