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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. How old is Wood when he is first introduced?
2. Who initially refuses to give into Bob's insistence that he be allowed to join the James gang?
3. Why does Wood's father remarry?
4. Where is Jesse James's home located when the novel opens?
5. Why does Jesse keep Bob around even though he sends the rest of the gang away in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dick tell Sarah to do when they find John's body in the pig sty?
2. What is Ed Miller nervous about when Jesse comes to visit him at his home?
3. What reason does Charley give for why he hit a man over the head during the robbery of the train on Independence Hill?
4. What is Ed talking about when Jesse shoots him?
5. What "gift" does Jesse give Chappy Foote as he is leaving the train after robbing it?
6. What does Annie do when she marries Frank?
7. How does John Tabor respond to the affair between Dick and Sarah?
8. Why do other gang members tease Bob when they are all sent away -- except for him -- at the beginning of Chapter 3?
9. What happens to the children that Annie and Zee give birth to around the same time?
10. Who do Union soldiers try to beat information out of during the Civil War?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss at least 3 challenges an author, like Hansen, faces when writing historical fiction. Make sure to use at least 3 examples from "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze at least 3 literary techniques Hansen uses to make one character of your choosing from "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.
Essay Topic 3
In a well-written essay, discuss what function Jesse James's mother serves in the novel.
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