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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 do the brothers do after Lincoln tells the story about his autograph in Scene 1?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Play cards.
(c) Go to a bar.
(d) Get drunk.

2. What does Booth claim to know more about than Lincoln in Scene 3?
(a) Money.
(b) Cards.
(c) Guns.
(d) Women.

3. What was the man whose death is mentioned at the end of Scene 2 doing when he died?
(a) Eating.
(b) Watching a movie.
(c) Watching a play.
(d) Throwing cards.

4. Who is Lincoln dressed as in Scene 1?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. What does Lincoln do with the money he makes from giving his autograph?
(a) Buys dinner at a restaurant.
(b) Pays rent.
(c) Buys drinks at a bar.
(d) Buys groceries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lincoln tell Booth to get in touch with in Scene 3?

2. What does Booth suggest Lincoln do if he were to lose his job at the end of Scene 3?

3. What does Lincoln promise the kid he gave the autograph to in Scene 1?

4. Who does Booth call "some miscellaneous stranger"?

5. Where is Lincoln when he is asked for his autograph in Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Booth say about telephones in Scene 2?

2. How does Booth react when Lincoln sneaks up on him at the beginning of Scene 1?

3. What is the nature of Booth's discussion regarding his name at the end of Scene 1?

4. What does Lincoln tell Booth about card hustling in Scene 1?

5. In Scene 3, in what way does Booth try and emasculate Lincoln regarding his job?

6. What does Lincoln say to Booth when he suggests that card hustling is all about luck in Scene 2?

7. How does Booth respond when he learns Lincoln has found something of his that was hidden?

8. What is the nature of Lincoln and Booth's conversation regarding Lincoln's job in Scene 2?

9. What reasons does Lincoln give Booth for not wanting to be his hustling partner in Scene 1?

10. What does Booth tell Lincoln he could always do if he is fired from his job as an impersonator?

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