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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 does Sheriff Timberlake refer to Bob?
2. What does the sheriff of Clay County keep a record of?
3. Who does Sheriff Timberlake tell Bob and Dick he is really interested in?
4. Where do Jesse and Charley spend the night after leaving Martha Bolton's house together?
5. Who does Bob tell about Jesse's plans to rob the bank in Platte City?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?
2. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?
3. What happens after a little boy finds the decomposing body of Wood Hite?
4. How does Charley respond to Bob's confession that he plans to kill Jesse?
5. Why does Jesse like "The House on the Hill" so much?
6. What makes the sheriff finally believe that Jesse James has really been shot?
7. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?
8. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?
9. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?
10. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze at least 3 different literary techniques Hansen uses to create tension in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Present a well-reasoned paper arguing whether the reader is supposed to find Bob Ford a likable (dedicated, determined, trying to do the "right" thing) character OR an unlikable (manipulative, fame-hungry, back-stabbing, weak) character. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Hansen portrays authority figures in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," making sure to use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
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