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Abraham Lincoln
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Most important
Paramount
100
Resist completely
Defy
100
Justin's rim shot was one of the _____ the coach had ever seen. better, best, more better, most best
Best
100
What type of genre is "The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln?"
Biography
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Why didn't photos do Mr. Lincoln justice?
What is Back then, cameras required long exposures. The person being photographed had to “freeze” as the seconds ticked by. If he blinked an eye, the picture would be blurred. That’s why Lincoln looks so stiff and formal in his photos. We never see him laughing or joking.
200
Awkward; lacking grace or elegance.
gawky
200
Reserved; choosing not to talk about what one thinks or feels.
Reticent
200
The judges agreed that Aunt Betty's pickles were _____ appealing than Mrs. Carbunkle's. less, least, more less, most least
less
200
What is one surprise that was discussed Abraham Lincoln in the story?
Lincoln was a wealthy man
200
Before running for President, Abraham Lincoln was a _________________.
Lawyer
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Restful state
repose
300
Was a regular customer of
Patronized
300
The planning committee's proposed budget was ____ feasible than the one the mayor presented. more, most, mostest, much
more
300
The title of the story, "The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln" is appropriate because...
Lincoln was a complex man who was never really understood, even by his closest friends.
300
According to the story, Abraham Lincoln's personality can best be described as
Sometimes sad, but full of life when it came time to speak
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Face or facial expression
Countenance
400
Events, objects, or situations that supposedly tell what will happen in the future.
Omens
400
The band's album was probably the ____ record ever released. worse, more worse, most worst, worst
worst
400
President Lincoln issued the _______________ ____________ during his 3rd year of the Civil War which declared that any person held as a slave be freed.
Emancipation Proclamation
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When a rival called him “two-faced” during a political debate, how did Lincoln reply?
“I leave it to my audience. If I had another face, do you think I’d wear this one?”
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Liveliness; life
animation
500
Struggle for a cause or belief
Crusade
500
By investing his money in blue-chip stocks, Mr. Smith made a ____ profit than his business partner did. most better, good, better, best
better
500
Lincoln was a humorous man. But he was also moody and melancholy, tormented by long and frequent bouts of ______________. _____________ was his therapy.
Depression, Humor
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"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the ___________," he said in 1862, "and is not either to save or destroy slavery."
Union ***His attitude later changed and it became a moral crusade to wipe out the sin of slavery.***