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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 much of a reward does Jesse offer for Dick Liddil?
2. Who pays for Jesse's funeral?
3. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse planning to go when Jesse is shot?
4. What is the name of the guerilla fighter Jesse compares Bob to one night?
5. What is Zee doing when Jesse notices that Bob's underwear has unusual initials on them?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Timberlake suspicious that Jesse will ever show up again that Bob will indeed turn him in?
2. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?
3. What happens when several men arrive on horseback at the courthouse where Bob and Charley are being held?
4. What does Zerelda freak out about when Jesse and Charley are sharing Christmas dinner with her?
5. What comparison does Jesse make -- that Bob doesn't like -- during a visit to Martha Bolton's?
6. What kind of hypothetical question does Dick pose to Sheriff Timberlake when he and Bob run into him?
7. What kind of contest does Jesse create with the man at the pool hall?
8. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?
9. What does Jesse confess to Charley one night when he wakes him up?
10. What happens when Bob and Charley try to turn themselves in at the sheriff's office after Bob kills Jesse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Historical fiction, and "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in particular, are an especially popular type of novel. Discuss at least 4 aspects of Hansen's writing style that resonates so strongly with such a large audience, citing specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
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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