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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision does Lee make in this chapter about buying from Ferrie?
(a) He buys a book instead.
(b) He declines to buy.
(c) He buys the item.
(d) He says he'll come back later.

2. What is Win Everett doing at the end of June 19th?
(a) Making love to his wife.
(b) Forging documents.
(c) Phoning Guy Bannister.
(d) Shooting at a target.

3. What do Oswald's bunkmates in Atsugi call him?
(a) Leon.
(b) Ozzie.
(c) Eli.
(d) L.O.

4. How does the brig guards treat Bobby Dupard?
(a) They abuse him constantly.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They are afraid of him.
(d) They treat him with deferrence.

5. What does Branch find strange about the information sent him?
(a) There is more than he could possibly read.
(b) It is largely in Spanish.
(c) Little of it concerns Oswald.
(d) Most of it is redacted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert not want to buy from Ferrie?

2. Which failed operation is Parmenter fixated on in 20 May?

3. How is Lee's behavior in the brig?

4. How old is Lee in New Orleans?

5. What did Mackey train exiles in before the Bay of Pigs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George de Mohrenschildt tell Parmenter about Oswald in this chapter?

2. Describe Nicholas Branch's life.

3. What information about Oswald does Win receive at the beginning of June 19th?

4. Describe the colorful conversation Bannister has at a bar on June 19th.

5. Why is Lee banned from the Sproul house?

6. Why, according to Parmenter, did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail?

7. Why is Lee Oswald punished before shipping out?

8. How is Lee isolated in the first chapter of the novel?

9. What does Lee read about in New Orleans?

10. Who are the exiles on May 20th?

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