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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. Where is Craig's office located?
(a) At the train station.
(b) In city hall.
(c) In the courthouse.
(d) In the Times Building.

2. Who finally confesses to the James' family's real identities?
(a) Zerelda.
(b) Jesse's daughter, Mary.
(c) Zee.
(d) Jesse's son, Tim.

3. What does Bob say about Jesse's murder while being questioned by the police?
(a) That he was forced to do it.
(b) He freely admits it.
(c) That Charley did it.
(d) That it was done in self-defense.

4. What surprising piece of information is discovered during Jesse's autopsy?
(a) That his right lung had collapsed.
(b) That he had 2 hearts.
(c) That he had more bullets in him than anyone knew.
(d) That his left lung had collapsed.

5. Where are Bob and Charley taken for questioning after Jesse's murder?
(a) The sheriff's house.
(b) The Buchanan County Courthouse.
(c) Jesse's kitchen, so they can re-enact the scene.
(d) A small farm outside of the city.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the governor tell Bob and Charley the reward money he'd promised depended on?

4. How does Zerelda respond when she sees her son's body?

5. What is Zee doing when Jesse notices that Bob's underwear has unusual initials on them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?

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

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

6. What kind of contest does Jesse create with the man at the pool hall?

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

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

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

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

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