Chasing Lincoln's Killer Ch. 8-Epilogue Test

What is the overall THEME of Chasing Lincoln's Killer?

• Do what it take to support your beliefs.

• Your crimes will catch up with you.

• Respect other's differences.

• If in doubt, tell the truth.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence captures the CENTRAL IDEA of the novel?

• “News of Booth’s death traveled across the nation by telegraph, and newspapers rushed to print stories filled with details of the manhunt’s climax at Garrett’s farm.”

• “John Wilkes Booth did not get what he wanted. Yes, he did kill Abraham Lincoln, but in every other way, Booth was a failure.”

• “Overcome with emotion, Booth shouted out, “I’m safe in glorious old Virginia, thank God!”

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Booth wanted to be captured and given a fair trial.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which statement best represents the climax of the novel?

• Kidnapping plot

• Assassination planning

• Manhunt of Booth

• Capture of Booth

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What were the final fates of the conspirators Mary Surratt, David Harold, George Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell? 

• Execution by electric chair. 
• Life prison sentences. 
• Execution by hanging. 
• 10 years prison sentences with no chance of parole. 

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the problem with burying Booth's body after his death?

• None. He was buried in his families plot immediately after the autopsy. 
• Infuriated public could have desecrated the grave, or destroyed the remains.
• He had no family to pay for funeral expenses. 
• He was never caught and no one knows where he is buried.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

In Chapter 10, George Mudd burned a letter to the press instead of delivering it. The letter was from... 

• John Wilkes Booth
• Dr. Samuel Mudd, his Brother
• Fanny Seward
• Mary Surratt

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In chapter 11, who helped Booth and Harold once they were out of Maryland? 

• Samuel Mudd
• Laura Keene
• Thomas Jones
• Elizabeth Quesenberry

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What eventually happened to Booth's killer? 

• Boston Corbett was never convicted of a crime, but later went insane. 
• Boston Corbett was convicted of homicide, but only received 10 years in prison. 
• Colonel Lafayette Baker was awarded the medal of honor. 
• Colonel Lafayette Baker was convicted of homicide, but only received 10 years in prison. 

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9