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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what hand is Jesse missing a piece of his finger?
(a) This is a trick question: neither hand.
(b) His left hand.
(c) This is a trick question: both hands.
(d) His right hand.

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

3. What do some people misinterpret Zee's shyness as?
(a) Being too good for friendships.
(b) Illness.
(c) A problem with her ability to speak.
(d) Cruelty.

4. Where does Jesse live until the Civil War is over?
(a) California.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Texas.
(d) Canada.

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

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

7. How old is Jesse's son, Tim, when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

8. According to one of Bob's stories, what do Jesse and his gang give to a kind woman who gave them a meal?
(a) A dozen roses.
(b) Free groceries for a year.
(c) Money for her mortgage payment.
(d) A very expensive necklace they got during one of their robberies.

9. During his recovery from being shot, what does Jesse decide he wants to do for a career?
(a) Be a minister.
(b) Be a doctor.
(c) Be a lawyer.
(d) Be a teacher.

10. Who initially refuses to give into Bob's insistence that he be allowed to join the James gang?
(a) Frank.
(b) Charley.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Jesse.

11. What year was Jesse James born in?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1847.

12. Who dies as a result of the attack on Jesse's mother's house?
(a) No one.
(b) Their beloved pet dog.
(c) Jesse's mother.
(d) His brother.

13. What does Jesse give Chappy Foote as he leaves the train he robs on Independence Hill?
(a) A photograph of himself from the paper.
(b) A dollar.
(c) Directions for how to contact the police.
(d) A signed picture.

14. What does Zee think happens to Jesse when he is around his friend Cole Younger?
(a) He gets too drunk.
(b) He gets vicious.
(c) He gets quiet.
(d) He gets nicer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bob spend his childhood?

2. Who is Martha Bolton?

3. Where does Jesse have "two incompletely healed bullet holes"?

4. Why does Wood's father remarry?

5. Where do most of the gang members sleep at Jesse's home after they rob the train on Independence Hill?

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