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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Laury?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln's hair stylist.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln's social secretary.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's spiritual medium.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker.

2. With whom does David Herold spend New Year's Eve 1861?
(a) The Surratts.
(b) The McClellans.
(c) The Chases.
(d) The Lincolns.

3. As what does Mrs. Lincoln justify her overspending?
(a) Boredom.
(b) No self control.
(c) She has the right as First Lady.
(d) A benefit to future generations.

4. Whose death plunges Mrs. Lincoln to the brink of madness in Chapter 4?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Eddie's.
(c) Tad's.
(d) Willie's.

5. What does Lincoln ask John Hay to research?
(a) Thomas Jefferson's speeches.
(b) The president's wartime powers.
(c) The etiquette for entertaining visiting heads of state.
(d) The budget for White House renovations.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mrs. Lincoln harmed when she is victim of an assassination plot aimed for her husband?

2. What does Mrs. Lincoln hold regularly?

3. What topic does Sprague talk about when he takes Kate riding?

4. Who is the U.S. president that Lincoln succeeds?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Kate Chase's relationship with her father?

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