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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 initials does Bob have on his underwear?
2. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse when they get into a shooting contest with another man?
3. On what day does Jesse tell Bob that he knows he has been in Kansas City?
4. How much does R.J. Haire offer to represent Zee for?
5. How much does Alex Green offer to represent Zee for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What comparison does Jesse make -- that Bob doesn't like -- during a visit to Martha Bolton's?
2. What happens when Bob and Charley try to turn themselves in at the sheriff's office after Bob kills Jesse?
3. Why does Jesse like "The House on the Hill" so much?
4. What does Jesse confess to Charley one night when he wakes him up?
5. What telegraph does Bob send to Timberlake while staying with Jesse?
6. How does Charley respond to Bob's confession that he plans to kill Jesse?
7. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?
8. How does Bob react when he hears the lyrics to the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?
9. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?
10. What makes the sheriff finally believe that Jesse James has really been shot?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Bob Ford is a good role model for young readers.
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