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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 Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?
2. Though several couples declined the Lincolns' invitation to attend the play, one couple did accept. Who accompanied the Lincolns to the play on the night of Lincoln's assassination?
3. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?
4. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?
5. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does James L. Swanson create suspense in the scene when Lewis Powell attempts to assassinate William Seward?
2. What qualities of William Seward's situation caused him to chosen by the assassins as the third target in the assassination plot, in addition to Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson?
3. How does James L. Swanson characterize the personality of the actress Laura Keene, who was present at the scene of John Wilkes Booth's shooting of Abraham Lincoln.
4. How does James L. Swanson demonstrate Fanny Seward's courage and ferocity within the scene of Lewis Powell's attempt to take her father's life?
5. What were the reasons that Dr. Charles Leale wanted to move Abraham Lincoln from the theater, even though he had just proclaimed his wounds sure to be fatal?
6. How did Mary Todd Lincoln's letter to the Ford Theater's proprietors unwittingly help Abraham Lincoln's would-be assassins complete their goal?
7. What are two themes touched upon within Abraham Lincoln's inauguration day speech of 1865?
8. How did the North celebrate when Richmond, Virginia fell to Union forces on April 3, 1865?
9. What danger to Lewis Powell's assassination plot lurked in William Seward's room of which Lewis Powell was unaware?
10. What is the significance of the photo that was taken at Abraham Lincoln's inauguration and that includes John Wilkes Booth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does James L. Swanson use irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes within the book. Back up your points using concrete details from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's decision to include a variety of primary documents within the text. What purpose did he have when including images of real documents such as newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and other ephemera? Back up your strong, specific claim about the author's use of primary documents with concrete details from the ephemera he includes in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that discusses the connection between the decision by the U. S. government to make sure John Wilkes Booth's grave remained unmarked and the modern controversy over the media's coverage of mass shooters. Write a specific, clear claim and back it up with both concrete details from the book and concrete details from your research.
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