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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 ends up taking care of Jesse as he recovers from being shot?
(a) Zee.
(b) His mother.
(c) Frank.
(d) Annie.

2. How old is Wood when he is first introduced?
(a) Late forties.
(b) Last twenties.
(c) Late teens.
(d) Late thirties.

3. What does Bob buy for himself after being sent away from Jesse's home in Chapter 3?
(a) A new car.
(b) A new Bible.
(c) A new gun.
(d) New clothes.

4. Where does Jesse have "two incompletely healed bullet holes"?
(a) In his chest.
(b) In his forearm.
(c) One in a leg, one in an arm.
(d) In his leg.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do most of the gang members sleep at Jesse's home after they rob the train on Independence Hill?

2. How many newspapers does Jesse James subscribe to?

3. Who is Sarah?

4. Where does Bob stop after being sent away from Jesse's home in Chapter 3?

5. Where are the Hites from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the detectives throw a bomb into Jesse's mother's house, thinking he is hiding there?

3. How does the Kansas City Times describe the series of robberies that Jesse is involved with in Missouri?

4. How is Wood described when he is first introduced into the novel?

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

6. What is Ed talking about when Jesse shoots him?

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

8. What happens to the Younger gang after the robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield?

9. How does Jesse respond to the news that his sister is set to marry Allen Parmer?

10. What does Jesse offer to do before leaving Chappy Foote's train after robbing it -- and how does Chappy respond to the offer?

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