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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 Bob tell Jesse he's most afraid of?
(a) That he'll never see his girlfriend again.
(b) That Jesse will kill him.
(c) That he'll be forgotten.
(d) That he'll never get married.

2. Why does Charley think that Jesse might be interested in buying a farm or ranch?
(a) Because Zee has been begging for one forever.
(b) Because he spends a lot of time assessing land.
(c) Because he writes poetry about owning a farm.
(d) Because he is tired of living as a criminal.

3. Who does Bob tell about Jesse's plans to rob the bank in Platte City?
(a) Charley.
(b) Timberlake.
(c) Craig.
(d) The governor.

4. What does the governor call Jesse after his murder?
(a) A "putrid curse."
(b) A "disgrace to the James family."
(c) A "proud citizen of this state."
(d) An "honorable man."

5. Who provides Bob and Charley with an attorney?
(a) The priest of their church.
(b) Zee.
(c) Henry Craig.
(d) Zerelda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zee upset about the morning Jesse is killed?

2. Why does Jesse ask Charley to ride with him, instead of Bob, after he arrives at Martha Bolton's house?

3. Where does Martha believe Dick has really gone to, despite what he said in a message?

4. Who helps Jesse rob the church?

5. What does Bob do for a living while waiting to turn Jesse in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?

2. What kind of hypothetical question does Dick pose to Sheriff Timberlake when he and Bob run into him?

3. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?

4. What does Zerelda freak out about when Jesse and Charley are sharing Christmas dinner with her?

5. What telegraph does Bob send to Timberlake while staying with Jesse?

6. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?

7. What makes the sheriff finally believe that Jesse James has really been shot?

8. What does Elias tell Timberlake when he sees Jesse at a relative's store?

9. What does Zerelda Samuels yell when she sees her son's murdered body?

10. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?

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