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

2. What is Zee's full name?
(a) Zeedidah Amanda.
(b) Zelda Amy Simpleton.
(c) Zee Thomason.
(d) Zerelda Amanda Mimms James.

3. Who kills Ed Cummins?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Wood.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Dick.

4. Where do most of the gang members sleep at Jesse's home after they rob the train on Independence Hill?
(a) In the children's rooms.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In the basement.
(d) On couches downstairs.

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

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. Who is Susan?

3. What is the address of Jesse's new home in Chapter 3?

4. Where is John's body found?

5. What is Charley's full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annie do when she marries Frank?

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

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

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

5. Who is Cole Younger?

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

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

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

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

10. What is Jesse's attitude, when the novel opens, toward smoking and drinking?

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