CLK Ch. 6 - Epilogue Assessment Review

What does eluded mean?

• Staying away from; escaping

• Show; make a big deal

• Saving

• People running from the law

Consider the connotation of the words and phrases on pages 130-134 regarding Mary Surratt, what is the author’s attitude toward Mary Surratt?

• He believes she is innocent and should not have been arrested.

• He believes that she was trying to save Lewis Powell from being arrested.

• He believes that she was trying to be honest with the police and tell them everything that she knows to be true.

• He believes that she is guilty of being an accomplice to Booth and the others, and she is lying to protect herself.

What can we infer about Booth based on the following evidence?                          

“Booth was especially eager to see the other treats Jones brought—the newspapers! At last, three long days after the assassination, he could read about his history-making actions and how they were reported to the nation” (126).

• He is humble.

• He is in pain.

• He is conceited.

• He is modest.

Which of the following provides the BEST objective summary of Booth’s current situation at the end of chapter 7?

• Booth and Herold have started down the Potomac River, and the cavalry is going to catch them.

• Booth and Herold do not trust Thomas Jones; therefore, they have started wandering through the thicket at night when he is not watching.

• Booth is in excruciating pain, and he is unsure if he can make it through the night again.

• Booth is in intense pain, and they have been left alone to wait for Jones to return to start their journey.

Why was the letter that Booth sent to the newspaper never published?

• It was lost in the mail.

• The newspaper threw it away because they didn’t want to be involved.

• It was saved by the police as evidence in the case.

• It was burned by the friend who was supposed to deliver it.

What does spectacle mean?

• Staying away from; escaping

• Show; make a big deal

• Saving

• People running from the law

On page 152-153, what is the author’s purpose in including such lengthy descriptions of Booth and Herold’s visit to Dr. Stuart’s home?

• To persuade the reader that Dr. Stuart is a rude man and should not be trusted by Booth, even though Booth was told that he should ask him for help.

• To inform the reader that Booth believes it is a trait of all Southerners to be courteous and mannerly, and he is shocked that Dr. Stuart doesn’t treat him that way.

• To entertain the reader with a silly story of a man in the South who does not behave the way the other men do.

• To persuade the reader that Booth should be treated fairly by everyone.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three choices given that Booth had once the tobacco barn was on fire?

• Stay in the barn and burn alive

• Shoot himself

• Stay in the barn and be arrested

• Fight the manhunters and risk being killed or captured

Which of the following BEST describes the author’s purpose in including an epilogue?

• To entertain the reader with more stories on the characters within the text.

• To persuade the reader to hate Booth.

• To inform the reader about the way Lincoln is viewed by the public now.

• To inform the reader about what happened to the various individuals involved in the chase for Lincoln’s killer.

What is the central/main idea of the passage beginning on the bottom of page 192 with “Ford’s Theatre…” – end of 194?

• Although Ford’s Theater hold Booth’s personal items, and is more visited than the Peterson house, Abraham Lincoln is the real hero of the story.

• More people visited Ford’s Theatre than the Peterson House where Lincoln died.

• Ford’s Theatre contains all of the evidence collected after Lincoln’s assassination.

• Although plays are still attended at Ford’s Theatre, it was actually restored as a tribute to Lincoln.