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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. What does the media report about Dick Liddil?
2. What reason does Bob give to Jesse about why he was in Kansas City?
3. How much of a reward does Jesse offer for Dick Liddil?
4. Who provides Bob and Charley with an attorney?
5. On what day does Jesse tell Bob that he knows he has been in Kansas City?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?
2. What does Elias tell Timberlake when he sees Jesse at a relative's store?
3. How does Bob react when he hears the lyrics to the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?
4. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?
5. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?
6. Why is Timberlake suspicious that Jesse will ever show up again that Bob will indeed turn him in?
7. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?
8. What happens when several men arrive on horseback at the courthouse where Bob and Charley are being held?
9. What telegraph does Bob send to Timberlake while staying with Jesse?
10. Why does Jesse like "The House on the Hill" so much?
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
Who is the most powerful figure in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"? Make sure to use direct examples and quotations from the text to support your well-written thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how the first chapter of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" 1) sets the tone for the rest of the novel and 2) introduces at least 1 key fact about Jesse James, Bob Ford, and (Alexander) Frank James that are important throughout the rest of the text. Make sure to use direct quotations and evidence from the text to support your thesis.
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