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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 do Jesse and Charley spend the night after leaving Martha Bolton's house together?
2. Who finally confesses to the James' family's real identities?
3. Where are Bob and Charley taken for questioning after Jesse's murder?
4. Why does Jesse give Bob a gift?
5. After talking in town, whom does Sheriff Timberlake refer Bob and Dick to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?
2. What does Zerelda freak out about when Jesse and Charley are sharing Christmas dinner with her?
3. What does Bob say in response to questioning about why his underwear has someone else's initials on them?
4. What happens when Bob and Charley try to turn themselves in at the sheriff's office after Bob kills Jesse?
5. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?
6. What comparison does Jesse make -- that Bob doesn't like -- during a visit to Martha Bolton's?
7. Why does Jesse like "The House on the Hill" so much?
8. What makes the sheriff finally believe that Jesse James has really been shot?
9. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?
10. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a well-written essay, discuss what function Jesse James's mother serves in the novel.
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
Describe at least 4 ways that the novel is changed -- either positively or negatively -- by having such detailed information about the main characters. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
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