2. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?
(a) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's face.
(b) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's arm.
(c) He shot William Seward's ear.
(d) He shot William Seward in the leg.

3. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Russia.
(b) Canada.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Mexico.

4. When John Wilkes Booth became agitated upon seeing riders pass the Garretts' farm, whom did he ask to retrieve his pistols and gun belt?
(a) Richard Garrett, Jr.
(b) Richard H. Garrett.
(c) Alma Garrett.
(d) George Atzerodt.

5. What was the name of John Wilkes Booth's sister, whose home detectives raided in an effort to find anything associated with John Wilkes Booth?
(a) Botswana Booth Clarke.
(b) China Booth Clarke.
(c) India Booth Clarke.
(d) Asia Booth Clarke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?

2. What title did the day of Abraham Lincoln's death come to be called?

3. After Thomas Jones had been released from jail in April of 1865, for what purpose did he visit Richmond, Virginia?

4. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

5. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?

(see the answer key)

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