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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finally confesses to the James' family's real identities?
(a) Jesse's son, Tim.
(b) Jesse's daughter, Mary.
(c) Zee.
(d) Zerelda.

2. Who does Bob tell about Jesse's plans to rob the bank in Platte City?
(a) Timberlake.
(b) Craig.
(c) The governor.
(d) Charley.

3. What does Bob tell Jesse he's most afraid of?
(a) That he'll be forgotten.
(b) That he'll never get married.
(c) That Jesse will kill him.
(d) That he'll never see his girlfriend again.

4. What do Bob and Charley discover when they go to the sheriff's office to turn themselves in after shooting Jesse?
(a) That the sheriff has been expecting them.
(b) That the press is already there waiting to take their pictures.
(c) That there is already a warrant out for their arrest.
(d) That the sheriff is out.

5. What does Bob confess to Charley?
(a) That he's planning to kill Jesse.
(b) That he's in love with Jesse's wife.
(c) That Jesse is retiring and leaving Bob in charge.
(d) That he must flee to Mexico to avoid being arrested.

6. What does Bob tell the sheriff to check on Jesse's body to verify it is who Bob says it is?
(a) His scars.
(b) His left foot.
(c) His ring.
(d) His tatoos.

7. What does Bob say about Jesse's murder while being questioned by the police?
(a) That he was forced to do it.
(b) He freely admits it.
(c) That Charley did it.
(d) That it was done in self-defense.

8. Who officiates Jesse's funeral?
(a) Zee.
(b) Enos Craig.
(c) Sheriff Timberlake.
(d) Rev. J.M.P. Martin.

9. Where is Craig's office located?
(a) In the Times Building.
(b) In city hall.
(c) In the courthouse.
(d) At the train station.

10. What is one of the lines in "The Ballade of Jesse James"?
(a) "It was Robert Ford, that dirty little coward."
(b) "Robert Ford, sent from the lord, to do His word."
(c) "I hope to shake Robert Ford's hand in heaven."
(d) "Robert Ford, a hero for every man."

11. Who wrote the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?
(a) A musician named Frank Appleton.
(b) A sharecropper named Billy Gashade.
(c) A bartender named Daniel Simpson.
(d) A farmowner named Jameson Upton.

12. Who pays for Jesse's funeral?
(a) Bob and Charley.
(b) Craig and Timberlake.
(c) Jesse's children.
(d) Zerelda and her husband.

13. What book does Jesse discover Charley is reading to the children?
(a) "The James Gang: American Outlaws."
(b) "How the James Boys Were Brought to Justice."
(c) "The James Boys Among the Mexicans."
(d) "Little Red Riding Hood."

14. Where does Martha believe Dick has really gone to, despite what he said in a message?
(a) To Mexico.
(b) To Sheriff TImberlake's.
(c) To turn himself in to Craig.
(d) To the newspapers.

15. Where do Jesse and Charley spend the night after leaving Martha Bolton's house together?
(a) The Samuels' house.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the barn at Jesse's house.
(d) In Jesse's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zee respond when Bob stops by with Charley while looking for Jesse?

2. What does the sheriff of Clay County keep a record of?

3. How do the Samuels find out about Jesse's death?

4. What does the governor tell Bob and Charley the reward money he'd promised depended on?

5. Where does Dick hide when Jesse arrives at Martha Bolton's house, looking for him?

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