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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Martha's marital status in the novel?
(a) She is engaged.
(b) She is married.
(c) She is divorced.
(d) She is widowed.

2. What does the sheriff of Clay County keep a record of?
(a) All visitors arriving into the area.
(b) The weather.
(c) Who has paid him bribes and who has not.
(d) Everyone's mailing address.

3. Why isn't Dick given much credit with a jury?
(a) He keeps yelling "I did it!" during breaks at his trial.
(b) He's a convicted horse thief and bandit.
(c) He always loses his temper.
(d) He is very ugly.

4. Who is Jesse posing as when he moves with his family to "The House on the Hill"?
(a) Jesse Simpson.
(b) Thomas Howard.
(c) Jack Jameson.
(d) Howard Thomas.

5. How many newspapers does Jesse James subscribe to?
(a) Several.
(b) 13.
(c) Exactly one dozen.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Ed Cummins?

2. Why does Charley think that Jesse might be interested in buying a farm or ranch?

3. Where does Dick end up renting a room during his affair with Sarah?

4. How old is Jesse's son, Tim, when he is first introduced in the novel?

5. Where do Dick and Sarah first have their affair?

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