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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where are the Hites from?
2. Who is Annie?
3. What does Jesse offer to do before departing the train he robs on Independence Hill?
4. What happens to the twin boys Zee gives birth to?
5. Who shoots Jesse as the Civil War is ending?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Cole Younger?
2. Why do other gang members tease Bob when they are all sent away -- except for him -- at the beginning of Chapter 3?
3. How do the people of the train that the gang robs on Independence Hill respond when Frank tells them they don't rob preachers or widows?
4. What is Jesse's attitude, when the novel opens, toward smoking and drinking?
5. What does Jesse offer to do before leaving Chappy Foote's train after robbing it -- and how does Chappy respond to the offer?
6. What happens when the detectives throw a bomb into Jesse's mother's house, thinking he is hiding there?
7. Who do Union soldiers try to beat information out of during the Civil War?
8. What is Ed Miller nervous about when Jesse comes to visit him at his home?
9. What "gift" does Jesse give Chappy Foote as he is leaving the train after robbing it?
10. What reason does Charley give for why he hit a man over the head during the robbery of the train on Independence Hill?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one female character in the novel and describe at least 3 things that Hansen is able to do with her character because she is a woman AND at least 3 things he is not able to do with her because she is a woman.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast 2 female characters from "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and discuss what they contribute and/or take away from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss whether or not the title of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is appropriate for the story. Make sure to use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your position.
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