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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jesse tell the gang that they'll divide the spoils of the robbery of the train on Independence Hill?
(a) In one week.
(b) In exactly one month.
(c) As soon as the train departs.
(d) Later.

2. When did Jesse's father die?
(a) No one knows because he left before Jesse was born.
(b) When he was very old.
(c) Before he was even born.
(d) When he was young.

3. Where do most of the gang members sleep at Jesse's home after they rob the train on Independence Hill?
(a) On couches downstairs.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the barn.
(d) In the children's rooms.

4. Who is John W. Whicher?
(a) A man interested in Jesse's wife.
(b) A detective.
(c) Jesse's adoptive father.
(d) Jesse's friend and neighbor.

5. What happens to the twin boys Zee gives birth to?
(a) They are taken by the state.
(b) They grow up to be good, law-abiding men.
(c) They die of crib death.
(d) They are kidnapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds John's body?

2. What do some people misinterpret Zee's shyness as?

3. What year was Jesse James born in?

4. How often does Jesse James drink?

5. What does Dick tell Bob about his involvement with another man named Jim Cummins?

(see the answer key)

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