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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. What did Oswald spend time doing in the morning of November 22, 1963?

2. What was Oswald's bus' final destination according to Chapter 9?

3. Where did Oswald go after leaving New Orleans at the start of Chapter 9?

4. Where was Nosenko questioned by the CIA?

5. What did Mary Bledsoe tell Oswald as he was leaving the boarding home he lived at for a weekend with Marina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Oswalds go in June 1962?

2. What did Michael Paine want to show Oswald?

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

4. What does Chapter 6 say Lee forced Marina to do?

5. Who did Lee contact by the end of May in Chapter 7?

6. Who was Lee Harvey Oswald raised by according to the author, cited in Chapter 1?

7. Why did the FBI reopen its case on Oswald according to Chapter 6?

8. What does Chapter 8 say about Marina's concern?

9. How does Chapter 2 describe Oswald's military career?

10. What does Chapter 7 say about conflicting evidence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The assassination of Kennedy is one of the main topics for conspiracy theorists. Do you think the second investigation was conducted too lightly and reignited the conspiracies? Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

After the assassination attempt, Oswald killed Officer Tippit and ran away from the scene of the murder. Posner thinks that Oswald wanted to escape and that the assassination was not a suicide mission. Why didn't Oswald try to leave town or stay hidden somewhere? Why do you think Oswald went back to his rooming house? What does this demonstrate about Oswald and his plan? Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Approximately 10 months after President Kennedy's assassination, the Warren Commission delivered an 888 page report, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald murdered President Kennedy, acting single-handedly without assistance from others. Discuss the purpose of the Warren Commission and the conclusions which they drew. Use the text to support your discussion.

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