Chasing Lincoln's Killer

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PREFACE-CHAPTER 5

Reading Check

1. How many words was President Lincoln’s speech on March 4, 1865?

2. What does Booth show Forbes before entering the theater box?

3. What word did Booth shout in the theater after the assassination?

4. How did Powell leave Seward’s house?

5. How does Sergeant Silas T. Cobb alter the role of the search for Booth?

6. Where do Booth and Howard take refuge?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Summarize the Civil War events that the author discusses between 1861 and 1865. How did these years shape political division in postbellum America?

2. Who is John Wilkes Booth? What are some of his sentiments toward President Lincoln, and how did these sentiments shape his actions during the Civil War?

3. Describe Booth’s initial plan. What elements changed? Which elements went according to plan?

4. Outline the events in the hour before Lincoln’s assassination. How is Booth able to move around the theater with ease?

Describe the aftermath of Booth’s and Powell’s actions in Washington. What are the responses of the civilians who were in the vicinity of both events?

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