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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Dick's leg wound slow to heal?
(a) He refuses to take any medicine.
(b) He keeps picking at it.
(c) It is infected.
(d) He won't rest like he's supposed to.

2. Why does Charley think that Jesse might be interested in buying a farm or ranch?
(a) Because he is tired of living as a criminal.
(b) Because he spends a lot of time assessing land.
(c) Because Zee has been begging for one forever.
(d) Because he writes poetry about owning a farm.

3. At Martha's place, where does Dick leave word he's gone to?
(a) Annie's.
(b) Mattie's.
(c) John's.
(d) Sarah's.

4. What is Zee doing when Jesse notices that Bob's underwear has unusual initials on them?
(a) The laundry.
(b) Trying to hide Bob's things.
(c) Throwing out the trash.
(d) Cooking.

5. What does the sheriff of Clay County mistake Jesse for?
(a) A musician.
(b) A circuit-riding preacher.
(c) A reporter for the state paper.
(d) A snake-oil salesman.

6. What does the governor tell Bob and Charley the reward money he'd promised depended on?
(a) What public opinion was at the time of their arrest.
(b) How valuable their information was.
(c) What public opinion is now.
(d) The railroads kicking in their shares.

7. What prompts Bob to go to Kansas City and meet with Henry Craig another time?
(a) Nothing; it happens by coincidence.
(b) Jesse's threatening emails.
(c) The guilt he has over the crimes he committed.
(d) An article in the newspaper.

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

9. How much does R.J. Haire offer to represent Zee for?
(a) Free.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $50.

10. Who is the Sheriff who comes to Jesse's house to investigate his death?
(a) Sheriff Jimmy Powers.
(b) Sheriff Elias James.
(c) Sheriff Enos Craig.
(d) Sheriff James Barton.

11. Where are Bob and Charley taken for questioning after Jesse's murder?
(a) The sheriff's house.
(b) The Buchanan County Courthouse.
(c) A small farm outside of the city.
(d) Jesse's kitchen, so they can re-enact the scene.

12. What is the name of the guerilla fighter Jesse compares Bob to one night?
(a) George Shepherd.
(b) Alan Jackson.
(c) Justin Pinkerton.
(d) Mary Ann Walker.

13. Who provides Bob and Charley with an attorney?
(a) Zee.
(b) Henry Craig.
(c) The priest of their church.
(d) Zerelda.

14. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse when they get into a shooting contest with another man?
(a) A pool hall.
(b) Out in the woods; they all share a campfire.
(c) The library.
(d) A bar.

15. How does Jesse know that Bob has been in Kansas City?
(a) He found some receipts in the trash can.
(b) His picture was taken by a reporter and run in the paper.
(c) He has a network of spies.
(d) He followed him himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Elias?

3. Who admits that a body found is in fact Wood Hite?

4. Why does Jesse give Bob a gift?

5. What is the name of the attorney who offers to help Bob and Charley?

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