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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. Where does Lee live in Dallas?

2. How does Lee and Marina's marriage change after they arrive in the US?

3. What physical evidence form Oswald is Branch surprised to have in 2 July?

4. What does George de Mohrenschildt ask of Lee in exchange for better job?

5. What religion is the first girl in Minsk that Lee proposes to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mackey subvert the assassination ploy on July 15th?

2. How does Lee meet George de Mohrenschildt?

3. Why is Oswald brought back to Moscow?

4. Why do Lee and Marina decide to return to America?

5. How does the move to Fort Worth affect Lee and Marina's marriage?

6. How does Lee and Marina's relationship begin?

7. How does Lee have a falling out with the FBI in New Orleans?

8. Describe the interviews Oswald has in Moscow?

9. How does Lee Oswald try to expedite his meeting with Soviet agents after his suicide attempt?

10. On August 12th, what concerns does Win Everett express to Parmenter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the character of Dave Ferrie. What are the defining physical and psychological characteristics of this individual? What role does he play in the novel and in the plot to kill Kennedy? How does his relationship with Lee Oswald shift and develop over the course of the narrative? Discuss Ferrie's portrayal as a personification of perverted patriotism.

Essay Topic 2

The political world of the book world is one of interlocking yet competitive covert interests. Write an essay about how these interests affect the life of Lee Oswald. What are each of these interests' objectives, and what role is Oswald supposed to play in these objectives? Which of these covert groups gives up on Oswald and which places nearly all of its hopes on him?

Essay Topic 3

The main framing device of the two narratives of Libra is the figure of Nicholas Branch. In an essay, discuss the Branch storyline in the novel. Who is Nicholas Branch, and what is his objective in the novel? How does his life devolve in a fashion similar to Oswald's? Discuss the extent to which the rest of Libra is the product of Nicholas Branch's work.

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