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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Booth's room prepared for at the beginning of Scene 5?

2. How does Booth react when he discovers what Lincoln had been doing earlier in the day?

3. Whom did Booth and Lincoln's father leave an inheritance to?

4. Why does Lincoln tell Booth he must get work before being married?

5. What do Lincoln and Booth begin to do after they discuss getting jobs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Booth's reaction when he notices some of his girlie magazines are visible at the beginning of Scene 5.

2. What do Lincoln and Booth discuss in regard to their parents leaving them in Scene 5?

3. Describe Lincoln's mood at the beginning of Scene 4.

4. What does Lincoln say about hustling in Scene 4?

5. What does Booth announce to Lincoln in regard to Grace in Scene 6?

6. What does Lincoln begin reminiscing about in Scene 4?

7. How does Lincoln react when Booth suggests they form a hustling team in Scene 5?

8. What does Lincoln say about his job as an impersonator when Booth questions him about it in Scene 6?

9. Describe Booth's appearance in his room at the beginning of Scene 5.

10. What is the nature of Lincoln's playing with cards at the end of Scene 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ambiguity in Booth's reaction to Lincoln's death. What motivated him to act in this way? What does this reaction say about his character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of life as a struggle in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of race in the play. What is the author saying about the nature of race in the lives of these characters?

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