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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 Jesse know that Bob has been in Kansas City?

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

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

4. What is Zee upset about the morning Jesse is killed?

5. Who helps Jesse rob the church?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens after a little boy finds the decomposing body of Wood Hite?

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

6. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?

7. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?

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

9. What does Jesse confess to Charley one night when he wakes him up?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss at least 3 reasons why "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" could be classified in a genre other than historical fiction, making sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

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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