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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Oswald asked to do by Kirilenko?
(a) Sketch a diagram of a U-2.
(b) Request a US passport from the embassy.
(c) Return to the United States.
(d) Observe the pilot's interrogation.

2. Which conspirator is Everett concerned has fallen off the map in 12 August?
(a) Parmenter.
(b) Mackey.
(c) Frank Vasquez.
(d) Bannister.

3. What secrets do the Soviet interviewers ask Oswald about?
(a) U-2 planes.
(b) Future exchange rates.
(c) Eisenhower's travel plans.
(d) Former Japanese outposts.

4. Why does Lee stop talking to his brother in Fort Worth?
(a) His brother plans to vote for Nixon.
(b) His brother makes a pass at Marina.
(c) His brother thinks Lee is a Communist spy.
(d) His brother tells the FBI where Lee is.

5. With whom does Lee start spending a lot of time in New Orleans?
(a) His brother.
(b) Dave Ferrie.
(c) Bobby Dupard.
(d) Raymo.

6. What physical evidence form Oswald is Branch surprised to have in 2 July?
(a) Pubic hair.
(b) Nail clippings.
(c) Urine samples.
(d) Incisors.

7. What does Oswald say to Kirilenko about the U-2 pilot?
(a) She does not know the science of flight.
(b) He is telling the truth.
(c) He is a spy.
(d) They are good friends.

8. What do the first two officers that interview Oswald determine about this truthfulness?
(a) He cannot tell when he is telling the truth.
(b) He tells occasional white lies.
(c) He is telling the truth.
(d) He is totally lying.

9. How does Lee and Marina's marriage change after they arrive in the US?
(a) They stop having sex.
(b) They only speak to each other in Russian.
(c) He abuses her.
(d) The spend more time together.

10. What does Lee worry about going to Minsk at the end of the Moscow chapter?
(a) He will have no job.
(b) There are no women there.
(c) It is a collective farm.
(d) It is in Siberia.

11. What does Lee regularly request of the Soviets while in Minsk?
(a) A university education.
(b) A more advanced job.
(c) A new apartment.
(d) A larger per diem.

12. Where does Lee's mother go in this chapter to find out where her son is?
(a) Washington DC.
(b) Houston.
(c) Fort Knox.
(d) Moscow.

13. What do Oswald's friends in Minsk call him?
(a) Stretch.
(b) Alek.
(c) Leon.
(d) Sammy.

14. In Mexico City, what embassy does Lee go to after the Cuban embassy brushes him off?
(a) US.
(b) China.
(c) Russian.
(d) Colombian.

15. What religion is the first girl in Minsk that Lee proposes to?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Eastern Orthodox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Kennedy does Carmine Latta particularly hate?

2. What is the name of the KGB agent who becomes Oswald's close acquaintance?

3. Why is the motorcade in Miami canceled?

4. Why are the strippers of 12 August concerned about the new girl from New Orleans?

5. Why does the post office become suspicious of Lee in Fort Worth?

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