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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. Who provides Bob and Charley with an attorney?

2. What does the governor tell Bob and Charley the reward money he'd promised depended on?

3. What does Jesse steal from the church?

4. What does Bob tell Jesse he's most afraid of?

5. What does Bob do for a living while waiting to turn Jesse in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Timberlake suspicious that Jesse will ever show up again that Bob will indeed turn him in?

2. What happens when Bob and Charley try to turn themselves in at the sheriff's office after Bob kills Jesse?

3. What does Zerelda Samuels yell when she sees her son's murdered body?

4. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?

5. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?

6. What kind of hypothetical question does Dick pose to Sheriff Timberlake when he and Bob run into him?

7. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?

8. What does Zerelda freak out about when Jesse and Charley are sharing Christmas dinner with her?

9. How does Bob react when he hears the lyrics to the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?

10. What happens when several men arrive on horseback at the courthouse where Bob and Charley are being held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast 2 characters of your choosing from the "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

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