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

2. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse when they get into a shooting contest with another man?
(a) A bar.
(b) A pool hall.
(c) Out in the woods; they all share a campfire.
(d) The library.

3. Why does Jesse give Bob a gift?
(a) Because a new hat symbolizes that he is an official member of the James Gang.
(b) For self-defense.
(c) As an apology for being so ornery lately.
(d) Because his clothes are always so shoddy looking.

4. How does Zerelda respond when she sees her son's body?
(a) She laughs, remembering all the fun they had.
(b) She is stoic.
(c) She wails and cries.
(d) She says that it is not him.

5. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse planning to go when Jesse is shot?
(a) Platte City.
(b) The train station.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) The police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesse give Bob as a gift?

2. Why does Charley think that Jesse might be interested in buying a farm or ranch?

3. Who does Bob tell Craig he'd like to turn in first?

4. How much does R.J. Haire offer to represent Zee for?

5. Who officiates Jesse's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?

3. What happens when Bob and Charley try to turn themselves in at the sheriff's office after Bob kills Jesse?

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

5. How does Bob react when he hears the lyrics to the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?

6. How does Charley respond to Bob's confession that he plans to kill Jesse?

7. What happens when several men arrive on horseback at the courthouse where Bob and Charley are being held?

8. What does Jesse confess to Charley one night when he wakes him up?

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

10. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?

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