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James L. Swanson
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

James L. Swanson
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the night of the Torchlight Parade, who scooped up Abraham Lincoln's speech pages as he finished them and dropped them to the floor?
(a) Lincoln's wife Mary Todd.
(b) William Seward's daughter.
(c) Lincoln's son Tad.
(d) General Ulysses S. Grant.

2. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?
(a) In the flue of the fireplace.
(b) Under his mattress.
(c) In his trunk.
(d) In his dresser drawer.

3. How far away from Washington D.C. were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse?
(a) 13 miles away.
(b) 23 miles away.
(c) 10 miles away.
(d) 30 miles away.

4. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?
(a) The Rathbones' servant.
(b) The theater's security guard.
(c) The Lincolns' servant.
(d) The head of the Secret Service.

5. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) The death of the Lincolns' son Willie.
(b) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.
(c) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.
(d) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?

2. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?

3. What reason did Dr. Charles Leale give for the impossibility of taking Abraham Lincoln to the White House after he was shot?

4. After the Petersen boarding house was deemed the temporary War Department headquarters, to whom was the first telegram out of the office addressed?

5. On the afternoon on the day of Lincoln's assassination, what plans did Abraham Lincoln reveal to Mary Todd Lincoln about their future after his second term as president was complete?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the main goal of the plot to assassinate the Union's top governmental leaders all in one night?

2. How did John Wilkes Booth's knowledge of Ford's Theater facilitate his assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

3. In what ways is Lewis Powell portrayed as a pathetic character after his attempt to take William Seward's life?

4. How was Frederick Seward injured during Lewis Powell's attempt to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward?

5. Since John Wilkes Booth could have easily gained an audience with President Abraham Lincoln in the Executive Mansion using his famous face, why did he not just assassinate him in such a meeting?

6. What methods does James L. Swanson use to convey the chaotic nature of the scene within Ford's Theater after John Wilkes Booth had escaped?

7. How did Mary Todd Lincoln's letter to the Ford Theater's proprietors unwittingly help Abraham Lincoln's would-be assassins complete their goal?

8. What are two themes touched upon within Abraham Lincoln's inauguration day speech of 1865?

9. How does James L. Swanson create suspense in the scene when Lewis Powell attempts to assassinate William Seward?

10. How does James L. Swanson characterize the personality of the actress Laura Keene, who was present at the scene of John Wilkes Booth's shooting of Abraham Lincoln.

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