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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. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
2. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
3. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?
4. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?
5. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the main goal of the plot to assassinate the Union's top governmental leaders all in one night?
2. Since John Wilkes Booth could have easily gained an audience with President Abraham Lincoln in the Executive Mansion using his famous face, why did he not just assassinate him in such a meeting?
3. Over what issues was the American Civil War fought?
4. 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?
5. What is the significance of the photo that was taken at Abraham Lincoln's inauguration and that includes John Wilkes Booth?
6. What danger to Lewis Powell's assassination plot lurked in William Seward's room of which Lewis Powell was unaware?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. How did the North celebrate when Richmond, Virginia fell to Union forces on April 3, 1865?
10. What is James L. Swanson's purpose when he describes John Wilkes Booth's passions as including "the romance of lost causes"? (2)
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of hope depicted within the narrative despite the grim act at the center of its story? Create a clear, specific claim and support it with concrete details from the book.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of the historical events he depicts within the novel? Discuss at least two scenes that include extensive use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.
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