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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. Who is Robert Sproul?
2. What institution does Ferrie warn Oswald about in New Orleans?
3. What type of propaganda is found in Oswald's office on June 19th?
4. Who is employing Branch in 17 April?
5. What does Dr. Braunfels teach Lee in Atsugi?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the exiles on May 20th?
2. How do Parmenter and Win plan to incorporate Oswald into the plot?
3. Why, according to Parmenter, did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail?
4. Why is Lee Oswald punished before shipping out?
5. What confidential information does Lee reveal to Konno in Atsugi?
6. How does Guy Bannister respond to the Kennedy plot?
7. What does David Ferrie do in the Bannister office in this chapter?
8. Why is Lee banned from the Sproul house?
9. What do Win, Parmenter, and Mackey discuss in 17 April?
10. What information about Oswald does Win receive at the beginning of June 19th?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The character of Lee Oswald in Libra is an ambiguous figure, one whose loyalty is never clear as he moves from place to place and relationship to relationship. Write a three-part essay analyzing the shifting loyalties Oswald illustrates throughout the novel:
Part 1) Discuss Oswald's defection to the Soviet Union. At what point in his life does he decide that he should live in a Communist country? How does Soviet society appeal to Lee Oswald, and why does he eventually decide to return to the United States?
Part 2) What is Lee Oswald's life like in New Orleans. Why does he become friends with right wingers life Bannister and Ferrie despite his leftist leanings? Discuss his reasons for working in Bannister's office and why these conservative players tolerate his pro-Castro literature.
Part 3) Discuss the mindset that Oswald displays as he waits in his jail cell following Kennedy's murder. How does he rationalize his participation in the murder plot? What defense does he think he can present to authorities? How does this represent a fractured psyche?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the value of intelligence in Libra. How does the life of Lee Oswald reflect the way information is monetized? Why is Lee Oswald given a flat and a job in Minsk by the Soviets? Why do both the CIA and the FBI express interest in Oswald after his return to the US? Discuss how Oswald, because of his faulty understanding of his intelligence, proves useless to these agencies.
Essay Topic 3
As the catalyst for the Kennedy assassination, Win Everett is a strangely benign and ambiguous figure. In an essay, discuss the grievances he expresses regarding the Kennedy administration. What does he want his fake assassination to achieve? Based on these goals, does Everett seem left or right in his political leanings? Is he an inherently violent man?
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