Behind the Scenes Section 3 Quiz

Choose the definition that most clearly matches the word affected as it is used in the text.

• influenced

• to occupy

• to assume artificially

• influence in a harmful way

Which statement best summarizes the excerpt?

• If the people knew Mary Todd Lincoln and understood what motivated her, they would not judge her so harshly.

• People should judge Mary Lincoln's actions only, without considering what might have motivated them.

• Mary Lincoln did not let people understand her true motives.

• If people knew Mary Lincoln's motivations, they might have encouraged her to take different actions.

Go to YouTube and watch this video to answer the next question: Part A - Which best summarizes the tone of the author toward Mary Lincoln in the video?

• sympathetic

• neutral

• surprised

• admiring

Part B - Which quotations best support your answer to part A?

• "it was an unlikely romance..."

• "Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln were married in November of 1842"

• "In the case of Mary Lincoln, you had her as a member of the southern aristocracy married to the union president".

• "... odds were stacked against her"

Choose a statement that best expresses an advantage of reading the memoir Behind the Scenes rather than watching the documentary videos about Mary Lincoln.

• Behind the Scenes provides an overview of Mary Lincoln's adult life.

• Behind the Scenes contains information that only one person who personally knew Mary Lincoln would be able to explain.

• Behind the Scenes describes not only the life of Mary Lincoln but also the life of her husband.

• Behind the Scenes tells the reader what the life of a seamstress was like during the 1860s.

Write a paragraph explaining Keckley's point of view about Mary Todd Lincoln and in the excerpt. Be sure to use evidence from the text in your response.