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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 does the media report about Dick Liddil?
2. What does Bob do for a living while waiting to turn Jesse in?
3. After being slapped by Jesse, what does Charley confess to Bob?
4. At Martha's place, where does Dick leave word he's gone to?
5. What do Zerelda and Zee scream for at Jesse's funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?
2. What kind of contest does Jesse create with the man at the pool hall?
3. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?
4. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?
5. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?
6. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?
7. What happens after a little boy finds the decomposing body of Wood Hite?
8. What does Bob say in response to questioning about why his underwear has someone else's initials on them?
9. How does Charley respond to Bob's confession that he plans to kill Jesse?
10. Why is Timberlake suspicious that Jesse will ever show up again that Bob will indeed turn him in?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Choose one female character in the novel and describe at least 3 things that Hansen is able to do with her character because she is a woman AND at least 3 things he is not able to do with her because she is a woman.
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