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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shoots Jesse as the Civil War is ending?
(a) The FBI.
(b) Union soldiers.
(c) The Secret Service.
(d) Confederate soldiers.

2. Where does Bob stop after being sent away from Jesse's home in Chapter 3?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Miami.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Liberty.

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

4. Who is Annie?
(a) Frank's sister.
(b) Frank's mother.
(c) Frank's secret girlfriend who sometimes comes along on robberies.
(d) Frank's wife.

5. What is Martha's marital status in the novel?
(a) She is widowed.
(b) She is divorced.
(c) She is engaged.
(d) She is married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Jesse show Zee that causes her to become angry with him and with what he does for a living?

2. What does Zee tell Jesse she wants to know about how he earns a living?

3. Who is John Tabor?

4. Who ends up taking care of Jesse as he recovers from being shot?

5. What do detectives throw into Jesse's mother's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bob tell Wood as he lay dying?

2. What happens once Zee begins to accept the kind of life she is going to have with Jesse?

3. What wounds does Jesse have when he is first introduced into the text?

4. What kind of reputation does Sarah have as she marries Wood's father?

5. What does Bob report he and Jesse talked about as the two men are getting to know each other?

6. What does Annie do when she marries Frank?

7. Why do other gang members tease Bob when they are all sent away -- except for him -- at the beginning of Chapter 3?

8. How is Charley described when he is first introduced into the novel?

9. What does Frank declare about the gang after they rob the train on Independence Hill?

10. Why is Jesse's son known as Tim?

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