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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 the organization of peace Democrats opposed to the Emancipation Proclamation and the draft?

2. Who does Sickles think is Wikoff's source of information?

3. How much debt has Mrs. Lincoln incurred for the White House at this time?

4. Who is Mrs. Laury?

5. Which of the following does NOT apply to General Grant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lincoln view Mrs. Lincoln's impact on his presidency at this point regarding the article scandal and her overspending?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Mrs. Lincoln hurt in an assassination attempt in Chapter 12?

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

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

10. What is the response from various groups to the Emancipation Proclamation and why is Lincoln concerned about the appearance of his signature on the document?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your opinion of David Herold? Do you think he was a willful man bent on his own destruction for his own purposes? Or is he someone to be pitied for his misguided sense of loyalty and duty? Or is he someone else entirely? State your position on Herold and support your answer with rationale.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of men in the 1860s when the men in the story are living through wartime. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 3

Mary Todd Lincoln was a fragile woman who loved her husband and family but had a questionable reputation as a First Lady. What was her influence on her husband? What was her position on slavery? How did she alienate people during her time in the White House? How did she avoid some scandal? Explain.

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