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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse planning to go when Jesse is shot?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) The police station.
(c) The train station.
(d) Platte City.

2. What happens to John Samuels after he causes a problem at a party?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is kicked out and embarrassed.
(d) He is shot.

3. Why does Jesse ask Charley to ride with him, instead of Bob, after he arrives at Martha Bolton's house?
(a) Because he just wants to make Bob jealous.
(b) Because he knows Bob is a rat.
(c) Because he is going to kill Charley.
(d) Because Bob is being petulant.

4. After talking in town, whom does Sheriff Timberlake refer Bob and Dick to?
(a) The president.
(b) A Texan police official.
(c) A Missouri City police official.
(d) A Kansas City police official.

5. What does the sheriff of Clay County keep a record of?
(a) Everyone's mailing address.
(b) All visitors arriving into the area.
(c) The weather.
(d) Who has paid him bribes and who has not.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse when they get into a shooting contest with another man?

2. How does Jesse know that Bob has been in Kansas City?

3. Where does Dick hide when Jesse arrives at Martha Bolton's house, looking for him?

4. On what day does Jesse tell Bob that he knows he has been in Kansas City?

5. How does Zee respond when Bob stops by with Charley while looking for Jesse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?

2. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?

3. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?

4. What does Zerelda freak out about when Jesse and Charley are sharing Christmas dinner with her?

5. What kind of hypothetical question does Dick pose to Sheriff Timberlake when he and Bob run into him?

6. What does Bob say in response to questioning about why his underwear has someone else's initials on them?

7. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?

8. What comparison does Jesse make -- that Bob doesn't like -- during a visit to Martha Bolton's?

9. What kind of contest does Jesse create with the man at the pool hall?

10. What telegraph does Bob send to Timberlake while staying with Jesse?

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