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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 is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

2. When John Garrett came back from a neighboring farm with news about the new reward amount offered for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was the new sum?

3. At what time did Abraham Lincoln die on April 15, 1865?

4. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?

5. What was the reason that Captain Samuel Cox told John Wilkes Booth and David Herold not to make a fire in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Within the entirety of the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, what event acted as the closest the manhunters ever came to capturing John Wilkes Booth, besides the last standoff at Garrett Farm?

2. When James L. Swanson states that John Wilkes Booth had planned in detail the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and his escape from the theater itself, but not much beyond that, what details does he use to support his point?

3. What was the reason for Andrew Johnson's lack of a formal public inaugural address upon his ascendency to the presidency?

4. While Thomas Jones was arrested and was briefly imprisoned, he continued to insist on his own innocence and there was no evidence to convict him of any crime. In what way did the truth of his involvement eventually come out?

5. What was Dr. Samuel Mudd's response when he learned that Abraham Lincoln had been killed and that John Wilkes Booth had been the assassin?

6. What is James L. Swanson's purpose in including the detail, "He was too far from Washington to hear the ringing bells of the city's churches tolling in mourning," (60) when describing John Wikes Booth's arrival at the farm of Dr. Samuel Mudd?

7. Though John Wilkes Booth was angry at the newspapers for suppressing his written explanation for why he had killed Abraham Lincoln that he had given to his actor friend, what was the truth surrounding why his letter had not been published?

8. What evidence was there that indicated Thomas Jones's sole reason for helping John Wilkes Booth was because he shared the same values with the assassin?

9. Why was the decision made to shoot the healthy horses belonging to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold?

10. What action did Dr. Samuel Mudd take that sealed his position as an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author of Chasing Lincoln's Killer's message regarding fame and infamy? Create a clear and specific claim and prove it using concrete details from the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the dichotomy between John Wilkes Booth's expectations of the effect his assassination of President Lincoln would have on the country, with the events that actually unfolded and how his act was viewed in years to come. Support your analytical points with textual evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of crafted performance portrayed within the book? Examine James L. Swanson's treatment of actors and their professions, the antagonist's acting career, and the theme of appearance versus reality throughout the novel. Support your points with concrete details from the text.

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