"Chasing Lincoln's Killer" Chapters 7-11

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1. Who did Booth convince to help him and Herold? Stanton Cox Atzerodt 2. Who is the one person who can help Booth and Herold get across the Potomac River? Samuel Cox Jefferson Davis Thomas Jones 3. Who is Thomas Jones? A Union Secret Service Soldier A Confederate Secret Service Soldier A Canadian spy 4. What did Booth want Jones to bring him while they waited? Food Clean clothes Newspapers 5. What did Atzerodt confess to at Metz’s house? Assassinating Lincoln Assassinating Seward Assassinating Johnson 6. What did the man off the street say he was doing at the Surratt house? Building an addition to Mrs. Surratt's boarding house. Renting a room from Mrs. Surratt. Digging a gutter for Mrs. Surratt. 7. What did the soldiers do to the people at the Surratt house? The soldiers arrested all of the people at the Surratt house. The soldiers arrested only Mr. Powell and Mrs. Surratt. The soldiers recruited them to help find Booth. 8. Which building was "arrested"? The Peterson House Ford's Theater Surratt House 9. Why was Edman Spangler arrested? Plotting to kidnap Lincoln Feeding and allowing Booth to rest at his house Holding Booth's horse's reins 10. Who did Stanton delegate to the position of hunting Booth? Lafayette Baker Jefferson Davis Ulysses Grant 11. What did John Wilkes Booth not plan for? Herold turning him in to the authorities Having to spend numerous nights camping Everyone's extreme hospitality 12. How did Booth feel about the nation’s reaction to the assassination? Stunned Elated Confident 13. What happened to the article Booth had written about the assassination? It was lost It was published It was burned 14. How did Dr. Mudd pass the point of no return? When he led the manhunters on a wild goose chase When he gave aid and comfort to Booth When he gave detailed descriptions of the men 15. What happened with Atzerodt? He escaped to Canada He fought the detectives and escaped He surrendered without a fight 16. What did Jones give Booth before they crossed the river? A compass A gun A candle 17. What were Booth and Herold doing while Jones slept? Traveling in the wrong direction Traveling in the right direction Not able to travel 18. What happened with Thomas Jones? Jones was never questioned Jones eventually told a journalist his confession Jones died soon after helping Booth and Herold 19. Why was Booth and Herold's landing location a problem? It was surrounded by Union soldiers Its geography made it impossible for them to escape It was surrounded by quicksand 20. What did the government know about Booth and Herold? They knew the pair were headed to Virginia They knew the pair were headed to Mexico They knew the pair were headed to Texas 21. Who was Elizabeth Quesenberry? An ex-Union spy Herold's sister An ex-Confederate spy 22. How did Dr. Stuart greet Booth and Herold? With great hospitality With suspicion and reluctance With a nonchalant attitude 23. What did Herold confess to Jett? That he and Booth were ex-Confederate spies That he and Booth were the assassinators of the president That he and Booth were ex-Union spies 24. What news came across the telegraph that spurred the detectives into action? Booth and Herold had been spotted Booth and Herold had been captured Two men had been seen crossing the Potomac 25. What made Richard Garrett alarmed? Booth's reaction to men riding past the farm Booth's reaction to Garrett's hospitality Booth's reaction to the food that Garrett served 26. What did the Garretts do when Booth and Herold walked into the barn? Alerted the calvary that they were in the barn Provided the men with blankets and water Locked the men in the barn 27. What did Booth tell Herold when he said Booth should give himself up? "We will fight them!" "We shall escape!" "I will suffer death first!" 28. What was the purpose of burning the barn? To kill Booth To flush Booth out To get rid of evidence 29. Who shot Booth? Conger Baker Corbett 30. What were Booth’s last words? "Tell Mother, I die for my country." "Kill me, kill me!" "Useless, useless."