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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. Who was the photographer who had both photographed Abraham Lincoln many times during Lincoln's life and was responsible for photographing the crime scene after Lincoln's assassination?

2. What was Dr. RIchard Stuart's reaction to John Wilkes Booth's request for shelter for George Atzerodt and himself?

3. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

4. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

5. When they had finally cornered Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was NOT one course of action taken by the Sixteenth New York Cavalry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What key suggestion did Thomas Jones offer to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold that ended up frustrating any leads gained within the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth?

2. What evidence was there that indicated Thomas Jones's sole reason for helping John Wilkes Booth was because he shared the same values with the assassin?

3. While Thomas Jones was arrested and was briefly imprisoned, he continued to insist on his own innocence and there was no evidence to convict him of any crime. In what way did the truth of his involvement eventually come out?

4. What was it about Thomas Jones' role in helping the fugitives John Wilkes Booth and David Herold put Thomas Jones' own life in such grave danger?

5. What did Dr. Richard Stuart do to earn the ire of John Wilkes Booth and how did John Wilkes Booth make his feelings about the matter known?

6. What action did Dr. Samuel Mudd take that sealed his position as an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth's?

7. What damning evidence did investigators find inside the boarding house of Mary Surratt?

8. Why was the decision made to shoot the healthy horses belonging to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold?

9. What was it about the newspapers brought to him by Thomas Jones that stunned John Wilkes Booth while he was hiding in the pine thicket?

10. What is James L. Swanson's purpose in including the detail, "He was too far from Washington to hear the ringing bells of the city's churches tolling in mourning," (60) when describing John Wikes Booth's arrival at the farm of Dr. Samuel Mudd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author of Chasing Lincoln's Killer's message regarding fame and infamy? Create a clear and specific claim and prove it using concrete details from the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Examine James L. Swanson's use of characterization methods to portray Abraham Lincoln. How does he help the reader to know who Abraham Lincoln was as a person, both before and after his murder? What effect do these characterization methods have on the book's inherent themes and messages? Use concrete details from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

How does James L. Swanson use irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes within the book. Back up your points using concrete details from the book.

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