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

2. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.
(a) The kidnapping of his children.
(b) The side business of the groundskeeper.
(c) Losing the next election.
(d) Being captured and held for ransom.

3. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?
(a) John Hay.
(b) David Herold.
(c) George McClellan.
(d) Secretary Steward.

4. Where does Lincoln spent a vast amount of time following the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) The Willard Hotel.
(b) The White House chapel.
(c) The White House gardens.
(d) The War Department Telegraph Room.

5. Who do the Republicans want Lincoln to nominate as a candidate for president instead of himself?
(a) Seward.
(b) Sprague.
(c) Chase.
(d) Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the South fighting for in the Civil War?

2. Who is Mrs. Laury?

3. As what does Mrs. Lincoln justify her overspending?

4. What does Lincoln think when he is shot at again on the way to the Soldiers Home?

5. Which Amendment is suspended as many newspaper publishers are arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two reasons that David Herold is disgruntled in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Lincoln find humor in the rumor that McClellan may wage a military coup against him?

3. On what day does Part 2 begin and what are the two major issues facing Lincoln and his cabinet members?

4. What are the circumstances of David Herold meeting John Wilkes Booth?

5. Why does Booth say Lincoln must be poisoned soon?

6. Why do the rebel spies think that Herold has succeeded in poisoning Lincoln at the time he delivers the Gettysburg Address?

7. What is Lincoln's final stance regarding the Wikoff incident?

8. What is the source of Lincoln's resolve in the 100 days prior to the election?

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10. What honor does Grant receive in the midst of talk about his presidential aspirations?

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