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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 did Oswald go during lunch on November 22, 1963?

2. What did Oswald score well with in the Marines according to Chapter 2?

3. Where was the home Oswald was living in at the start of Chapter 5?

4. When did Oswald arrive at Dallas according to Chapter 9?

5. What does Chapter 8 say Oswald appeared in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to his request as discussed in Chapter 9?

2. What did Michael Paine want to show Oswald?

3. Who was Yuri Nosenko according to Chapter 3 and what did he say of Russia's opinion of Oswald?

4. When Oswald obtained a job working in photography, what did he do according to Chapter 5?

5. What did Lee tell Frazier about the package in Chapter 11?

6. What event preceded Oswald beginning target practice again according to Chapter 8?

7. What did the Russian community tell Marina according to Chapter 5?

8. According to Chapter 4, why did Oswald become disillusioned with the Soviet Union?

9. What did Lee do on September 25, 1963 according to Chapter 9?

10. Who was James Hosty and what did he want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Posner says that many of the witnesses that claim seeing multiple gunmen only contacted the authorities years later. Why would a witness wait to describe what the events? Discuss the difficulty in taking accounts from witnesses years after the fact, as well as advantages and disadvantages. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Lee spent time in both an orphanage and was ordered to spend time in the juvenile system. How was the institution for youth at the end of the 1950's? Did it contribute to problems or help prevent them? Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Marina knew that Lee had tried to kill General Walker. Analyze Oswald's actions, as well as Marina's actions in relation to General Walker. Use the text to support your argument.

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