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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zee tell Jesse she wants to know about how he earns a living?
(a) Lies so she knows what to tell the neighbors.
(b) She doesn't want to know about it.
(c) Only what he gets, not how he gets it.
(d) Every detail.

2. Why does Jesse keep Bob around even though he sends the rest of the gang away in Chapter 3?
(a) He wants to keep an eye on him.
(b) He just wants to hang out more.
(c) He thinks he is a spy.
(d) He wants help moving.

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

4. What do Jesse and Frank do to the bank man who came to collect money from a kind woman who fed them once while on the road?
(a) Kidnap him.
(b) Threaten him but not actually do anything.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Rob him.

5. What is Frank's relationship to Jesse?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are friends from childhood.
(d) They are friends from college.

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

7. Who finds John's body?
(a) Dick and Wood.
(b) No one; it is never found.
(c) Dick and Sarah.
(d) Sarah and Wood.

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

9. Where is Jesse sent after he is shot during his younger years?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) Nebraska.

10. Where does Dick end up renting a room during his affair with Sarah?
(a) Russellville.
(b) Campsville.
(c) Portersville.
(d) Cooperstown.

11. What is Wood's relationship to Jesse?
(a) They were cell mates in jail and now are friends.
(b) They are sworn enemies.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are cousins.

12. What month was Jesse James born in?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) October.

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

14. Who is Ida?
(a) Bob's daughter.
(b) Frank's daughter.
(c) Jesse's daughter.
(d) Martha's daughter.

15. Who is John Tabor?
(a) Jesse's servant.
(b) Wood's servant.
(c) Dick's servant.
(d) Sarah's servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Dick want Bob to tell Jesse about his involvement with Jim?

2. What is Martha's marital status in the novel?

3. How does Wood react to learning about Dick and Sarah's affair?

4. According to one of Bob's stories, what do Jesse and his gang give to a kind woman who gave them a meal?

5. As he is about to rob the train on Independence Hill, who does Jesse introduce himself to?

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