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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 does Zee want most in her earlier marriage to Jesse?
(a) To become very famous.
(b) To become very rich.
(c) To have many kids very quickly.
(d) To be a good wife to him.

2. How often does Jesse James drink?
(a) Never.
(b) Every night.
(c) Every few hours.
(d) Seldom.

3. Who joins the Pinkerton Detectives in an effort to quell some of the robberies Jesse and his gang are committing?
(a) The Secret Service.
(b) The FBI.
(c) Union Soliders.
(d) Confederate Soliders.

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

5. Which Younger brother is shot during a run-in with detectives?
(a) Jim.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Jesse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dick tell Bob about his involvement with another man named Jim Cummins?

3. Who is Chappy Foote?

4. What is Jesse James's full name?

5. What does the James Gang use to stop the train on Independence Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ed Miller nervous about when Jesse comes to visit him at his home?

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

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

4. Who is Cole Younger?

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

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

7. What reason does Charley give for why he hit a man over the head during the robbery of the train on Independence Hill?

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

9. What happens to the children that Annie and Zee give birth to around the same time?

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

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