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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Mrs. Lincoln spend much of her time?
(a) Praying.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Redecorating.
(d) Writing poetry.

2. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?
(a) It has West Point generals.
(b) It has more troops.
(c) It has better weapons.
(d) It is more highly motivated.

3. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?
(a) Guard against sympathizers in the government.
(b) Control Mrs. Lincoln's spending.
(c) Declare a Civil War.
(d) Introduce his Cabinet members.

4. What is the name of the plan which called for Seward to run the government with Lincoln as a figurehead?
(a) Albany Plany.
(b) Shadow Plan.
(c) Transition Plan.
(d) Schnectady Plan.

5. What has no other U.S. President ever had to face?
(a) Personal financial ruin.
(b) Conspiracy plots.
(c) Massive national debt.
(d) The threat of Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wikoff publish in the New York Herald?

2. What does Seward think will happen to Lincoln?

3. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?

4. What is the coded message that David Herold carries across the river?

5. From what state do the first Union troops arrive in Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Elizabeth Keckley and what is her role in the Lincoln White House?

2. Why is Lincoln forced to hold Cabinet meetings in the Naval Department?

3. How is David Herold shaken when he sees the result of a coded message he had carried but had not been able to deliver?

4. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 15 begins and what is on Seward's mind regarding Lincoln's presidency?

5. What is Lincoln's position on blacks at the beginning of the novel and how does that change as the story evolves?

6. What is the issue regarding Lincoln's Kentucky relatives during this time?

7. What does Lincoln accidentally lose and who will take advantage of this?

8. Who is Salmon P. Chase and what is his role in Lincoln's White House?

9. What does Lincoln do regarding Salmon P. Chase on the day after his inauguration that angers Chase?

10. Explain the premise of Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

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