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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Billy Herndon?
(a) The boy who delivers mid-afternoon coffee and lottery tickets.
(b) A client of Lincoln's who is accused of murder.
(c) A law clerk in Lincoln's office.
(d) The illegitimate son of Josh Speed.

2. Who does Ninian Edwards believe might be instigating the prospect of marriage between Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd?
(a) Elizabeth Edwards' father.
(b) Abe Lincoln.
(c) Judge Bowling Green.
(d) Mary Todd.

3. Who is with Lincoln at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Seth Gale.
(c) Ann Rutledge.
(d) Josh Speed.

4. What is Mary Todd's lifelong dream for herself?
(a) That she will marry the President of the United States.
(b) That she will live a simple life, raising children.
(c) That she will become President of the United States.
(d) That she will be able to nominate Supreme Court justices.

5. What opinion does Elizabeth Edwards have of Abe Lincoln?
(a) She calls him elegant, cultivated and likely to be rich some day soon.
(b) Compared to other men, he would be at the top of her list of potential husbands.
(c) She thinks he's divinely good-looking, but shiftless.
(d) She says he has a simple soul and is a most amiable creature, but not suitable as a husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 2, Act 4, Lincoln receives a letter from his old friend, Seth Gale. What is Gale worrying about?

2. What does Mary Todd say when asked in Act. 2, Scene 5, if she is considering marriage to Lincoln?

3. What does Billy Herndon urge Lincoln's friends to do, as Herndon leaves the office in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. How does Mary Todd describe her part in the break-up of the engagement to Lincoln?

5. At the end of Scene 2, Act 8, what is Lincoln's response to Mary's actions?

(see the answer key)

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