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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 did Ruby buy sandwiches for in Chapter 16?

2. Who was present when Oswald arrived at his rooming house after the shooting?

3. What is the name of the man standing next to the bullet mark on the curb?

4. What does Posner think the bullet mark on the curb was caused by?

5. What did Texas law require because of Kennedy's violent death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ruby deny until his death?

2. What were two controversial issues according to Posner in Chapter 14?

3. What did the electrocardiogram show according to Chapter 13?

4. What happened on March 1, 1967?

5. Who was Jack Ruby?

6. What was the first priority according to Chapter 15?

7. What was required after Air Force One was boarded?

8. What was happening to Governor Connally and how was it significant?

9. What did they find in the garage at the Paine house?

10. What did Ruby's friends say about him?

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

Lee Harvey Oswald worked on a Cuba campaign and applied for a Cuban passport through Mexico. Students should discuss the events in Cuba during the 1950's and how it impacted Oswald's decisions. Students should use the text to support their discussion.

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