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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. What request does Herndon make of Lincoln?
(a) A Federal job for his future brother-in-law.
(b) A loan to set up practice in Washington.
(c) An appointment in Lincoln's Cabinet.
(d) A character reference for a background check.

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

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

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) Mr. Lincoln has threatened to divorce her if she does not curtail her spending.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln has been shunned from all the holiday parties on the social scene.
(d) Robert Lincoln is dating a woman of ill repute.

5. Which Union general proves incapable of overall command in Chapter 6?
(a) Buford.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Burnside.
(d) Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Lincoln visit a wounded corporal from Lexington, Kentucky?

2. David Herold is told to watch for Lincoln's movements and _____________________.

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

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

5. Why is Lincoln assured of political victory in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Lincolns respond when their young son, Willie, dies?

3. How does Seward attempt to prevent Mrs. Lincoln being involved in a scandal?

4. What is the speculation of Mrs. Lincoln's involvement in President Lincoln's speech to Congress being printed in the New York Herald?

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

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

7. What information does Herold learn about the misinformation being fed to Union sources regarding the rebel strength?

8. Who is William Herndon and what is the reason for his visit to see Lincoln?

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

10. Why does Sprague get involved in getting cotton past blockades and into New England?

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