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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does David Herold kiss on New Year's Eve 1861?
(a) Annie Surratt.
(b) Mary Surratt.
(c) Bettie Duvall.
(d) Sara Lawson.

2. Which notable poet seeks a Federal job?
(a) David Thoreau.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Edgar Allen Poe.

3. From what state do the first Union troops arrive in Washington?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Maine.

4. Why is Mrs. Lincoln so upset in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) The Joint Committee has obtained a copy of Wikoff's telegram.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln has been shunned from all the holiday parties on the social scene.
(c) Robert Lincoln is dating a woman of ill repute.
(d) Mr. Lincoln has threatened to divorce her if she does not curtail her spending.

5. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Frugal.
(c) Celebratory.
(d) Short.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is framed for leaking information to Wikoff?

2. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.

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

4. Who is Emilie Helm?

5. What does Mrs. Lincoln hold regularly?

(see the answer key)

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