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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bob spend his childhood?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Texas.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Florida.

2. While robbing the rain on Independence Hill, what does Frank want to know about the passengers?
(a) If any woman there is pregnant.
(b) If any of them are preachers or widows.
(c) If any of them have children back at home.
(d) If any of them have heard of Jesse James before.

3. Who is Dick Liddil?
(a) James's friend from college.
(b) James's son.
(c) James's step-father.
(d) James's cousin.

4. What is Martha's marital status in the novel?
(a) She is divorced.
(b) She is widowed.
(c) She is engaged.
(d) She is married.

5. What is Charley's full name?
(a) Charles Wilson Ford.
(b) Charles Woody.
(c) Charles James.
(d) Charles Woodrow Wilson.

6. Who is Zee named after?
(a) The town mayor's wife.
(b) Jesse's mother.
(c) A character in the Bible.
(d) No one.

7. What happens during the duel between Dick and Wood?
(a) They end up laughing before they can shoot each other.
(b) No one is killed.
(c) Both men are killed.
(d) Both men are seriously wounded.

8. Where does Bob stop after being sent away from Jesse's home in Chapter 3?
(a) Miami.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Liberty.

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

10. What is Bob's full name?
(a) Robert Ford.
(b) Robert Woodrow Jesse James.
(c) Robert James.
(d) Robert James Wood.

11. What does the James Gang use to stop the train on Independence Hill?
(a) A fire.
(b) Clutter on the track.
(c) A flare gun.
(d) They stand in the track so the train will stop.

12. What is Clarence's relationship to Wood?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They have no relation.
(c) Wood is the father; Clarence is the son.
(d) They are cousins.

13. Who is Susan?
(a) Jesse's daughter.
(b) Jesse's secret girlfriend.
(c) Jesse's sister.
(d) Jesse's mother.

14. How does Wood react to learning about Dick and Sarah's affair?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) He doesn't really care.
(c) He calls the police right away.
(d) He is angry.

15. Where do Dick and Sarah first have their affair?
(a) In an outhouse.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In the church.
(d) In her bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ida?

2. Who is Chappy Foote?

3. What does Zee tell Jesse she wants to know about how he earns a living?

4. Why do detectives attack Jesse's mother's house?

5. How old is Wood when he is first introduced?

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