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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. What is Jesse James's full name?
(a) Jesse Reginald James.
(b) Jesse William James III.
(c) Jessee Ronald James.
(d) Jesse Woodson James.

2. What happens to the twin boys Zee gives birth to?
(a) They are taken by the state.
(b) They grow up to be good, law-abiding men.
(c) They are kidnapped.
(d) They die of crib death.

3. What does Zee think happens to Jesse when he is around his friend Cole Younger?
(a) He gets too drunk.
(b) He gets nicer.
(c) He gets vicious.
(d) He gets quiet.

4. How many newspapers does Jesse James subscribe to?
(a) None.
(b) Several.
(c) Exactly one dozen.
(d) 13.

5. What is Charley's full name?
(a) Charles James.
(b) Charles Woody.
(c) Charles Wilson Ford.
(d) Charles Woodrow Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jesse keep Bob around even though he sends the rest of the gang away in Chapter 3?

2. According to one of Bob's stories, what do Jesse and his gang give to a kind woman who gave them a meal?

3. Who initially refuses to give into Bob's insistence that he be allowed to join the James gang?

4. During his recovery from being shot, what does Jesse decide he wants to do for a career?

5. What is Frank's relationship to Jesse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does John Tabor respond to the affair between Dick and Sarah?

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

7. What "gift" does Jesse give Chappy Foote as he is leaving the train after robbing it?

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

9. What does Dick tell Sarah to do when they find John's body in the pig sty?

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

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