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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. After being slapped by Jesse, what does Charley confess to Bob?
(a) That he never liked him anyway.
(b) That he will help him kill him, too.
(c) That he's ready to go back to their own house.
(d) That he's scared of Jesse.

2. How does Zee respond when Bob stops by with Charley while looking for Jesse?
(a) She is not pleased to see him.
(b) She is glad he is there so she can get the reward money.
(c) She couldn't care less.
(d) She's so excited she can barely contain herself.

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

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

5. Why does Jesse ask Charley to ride with him, instead of Bob, after he arrives at Martha Bolton's house?
(a) Because he knows Bob is a rat.
(b) Because Bob is being petulant.
(c) Because he just wants to make Bob jealous.
(d) Because he is going to kill Charley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What initials does Bob have on his underwear?

2. On what notable day does Jesse rob the church?

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

4. What is one of the lines in "The Ballade of Jesse James"?

5. Who helps Jesse rob the church?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What comparison does Jesse make -- that Bob doesn't like -- during a visit to Martha Bolton's?

3. Why is Timberlake suspicious that Jesse will ever show up again that Bob will indeed turn him in?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens after a little boy finds the decomposing body of Wood Hite?

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