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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesse steal from the church?

2. What is the name of the guerilla fighter Jesse compares Bob to one night?

3. How does Sheriff Timberlake refer to Bob?

4. Who believes that the government supported Bob's actions toward Jesse?

5. What does Bob confess to Charley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Zerelda Samuels yell when she sees her son's murdered body?

3. How does Bob react when he hears the lyrics to the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?

4. What does Jesse confess to Charley one night when he wakes him up?

5. What makes the sheriff finally believe that Jesse James has really been shot?

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

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

8. What happens after a little boy finds the decomposing body of Wood Hite?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least 3 reasons why "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" could be classified in a genre other than historical fiction, making sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the first chapter of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" 1) sets the tone for the rest of the novel and 2) introduces at least 1 key fact about Jesse James, Bob Ford, and (Alexander) Frank James that are important throughout the rest of the text. Make sure to use direct quotations and evidence from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 3 literary devices that Hansen uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

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