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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John find it difficult to do when writing to Abigail?
(a) Betraying his melancholy
(b) Professing his love
(c) Ending each letter
(d) Tell her he is staying longer

2. With whom does Adams begin a pleasant correspondence through letters?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush
(b) Nabby Adams Smith
(c) Martha Washington
(d) John Jay

3. After learning of his son, Charles', indiscriminate behavior, what does Adams do?
(a) Gets him psychological help
(b) Gives him money
(c) Sends him to a sanitorium
(d) Renounces him

4. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?
(a) Marie Cranston
(b) Mary Cranston
(c) Mary Cranch
(d) Emma Cranch

5. What is the one thing that Adams does not like about Paris?
(a) Beggars
(b) Clothing
(c) Food
(d) Wine

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Abigail especially melancholy by another one of John's absences?

2. What is John and Abigail's position on political office after Adams leaves the presidency?

3. In what location does the book begin?

4. Who does Nabby marry in 1786?

5. Who do Abigail and Nabby encounter in Boston?

(see the answer key)

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