Chasing Lincoln's Killer Ch. 1-2

conspirator

• sad and gloomy
• a person who takes part in a conspiracy or secret plot
• scatterbrained, dimwitted

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a passage, hall, or chamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building

• depressed
• reversal
• vestibule

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How was Lincoln assassinated?

• He was stabbed
• he was strangled
• he died in a house fire
• He was shot with a small gun in the back of the head

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What play had Lincoln gone to see the night of his assassination?

• Gone with the Wind
• Our American Cousin
• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• None of the above

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Who was between Booth when he opened the door to the Presidents' box?

• The Guard
• Nobody
• Mary Todd Lincoln
• The audience

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When was Lincoln shot?

• June 15, 1974
• April 14, 1965
• March 21, 2007
• April 14, 1865

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What did Booth hurt when he jumped from the box where he shot Lincoln?

• Tore a tendon
• Fractured his foot
• Broke his leg
• Strained a muscle

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Who was the killer of Lincoln?

• Mary Surratt
• Brothers
• Booth
• John Waits Bots

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John Wilkes Booth was a(n) 

• painter
• writer
• actor
• politician

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Swanson's purpose for writing Chasing Lincoln's Killer included: 

• Convincing future American's of Booth's true villainy. 
• Providing an entertaining tale about the assassination.
• Proving Booth was just a misled actor, doing what he thought was right. 
• Making a case for the forgotten south. 

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