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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the attorney who offers to help Bob and Charley?
(a) Doctor Kay Scarpetta.
(b) Major Chris Lefkowitz.
(c) Jill Stern.
(d) Colonel John Doniphan.

2. What does Bob do for a living while waiting to turn Jesse in?
(a) Work as a grocery clerk.
(b) Work at a bank.
(c) Volunteer at a homeless shelter.
(d) Work as a mailman.

3. Where is "The House on the Hill" located?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Oak Avenue.
(c) Lafayette Street.
(d) Oak Street.

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

5. Who admits that a body found is in fact Wood Hite?
(a) Bob.
(b) Elias.
(c) Annie.
(d) Frank.

6. What happens to John Samuels after he causes a problem at a party?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is kicked out and embarrassed.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is arrested.

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

8. What does Jesse steal from the church?
(a) Toys.
(b) Toys and money.
(c) Toys and a Santa outfit.
(d) Money.

9. What does the governor hint at during new interviews shortly before Jesse is killed?
(a) That he has fired the sheriff because Jesse is still at large.
(b) That he is running for re-election on a "Bring Jesse In!" campaign.
(c) That he plans to bring the James brothers to justice.
(d) That he is going to resign.

10. What do Zerelda and Zee scream for at Jesse's funeral?
(a) Revenge against the men who killed Jesse for money.
(b) Redemption for their sins.
(c) For Jesse to come back to them.
(d) Money from people coming just to gawk.

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

12. Who is Jesse posing as when he moves with his family to "The House on the Hill"?
(a) Jack Jameson.
(b) Jesse Simpson.
(c) Thomas Howard.
(d) Howard Thomas.

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

14. What initials does Bob have on his underwear?
(a) B.F.
(b) J.J.
(c) H.C.
(d) J.J.III.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After talking in town, whom does Sheriff Timberlake refer Bob and Dick to?

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

3. What is one of the lines in "The Ballade of Jesse James"?

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

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

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