The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Susan marry?
(a) Allen Palmer.
(b) The town sherrif.
(c) Jesse's nephew.
(d) Jesse.

2. Who is Susan?
(a) Jesse's sister.
(b) Jesse's secret girlfriend.
(c) Jesse's daughter.
(d) Jesse's mother.

3. What is the address of Jesse's new home in Chapter 3?
(a) 101 Main Street.
(b) 1017 Troost Avenue.
(c) 1500 Main Street.
(d) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

4. What happens during the duel between Dick and Wood?
(a) Both men are seriously wounded.
(b) They end up laughing before they can shoot each other.
(c) Both men are killed.
(d) No one is killed.

5. Who is John Tabor?
(a) Wood's servant.
(b) Dick's servant.
(c) Jesse's servant.
(d) Sarah's servant.

6. What does Zee want most in her earlier marriage to Jesse?
(a) To become very rich.
(b) To become very famous.
(c) To be a good wife to him.
(d) To have many kids very quickly.

7. Where does Jesse have "two incompletely healed bullet holes"?
(a) In his chest.
(b) In his leg.
(c) One in a leg, one in an arm.
(d) In his forearm.

8. Who is Chappy Foote?
(a) The engineer of a train the James Gang robs.
(b) The name Bob gives to his gun.
(c) Zee's secret lover.
(d) Jesse's youngest cousin.

9. How old is Jesse's son, Tim, when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) 1.
(b) 16.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

10. According to one of Bob's stories, what do Jesse and his gang give to a kind woman who gave them a meal?
(a) A very expensive necklace they got during one of their robberies.
(b) Free groceries for a year.
(c) Money for her mortgage payment.
(d) A dozen roses.

11. How often does Bob talk as the gang waits for the train on Independence Hill to arrive?
(a) He goes from talking a mile a minute to not talking at all.
(b) Not at all; he is too nervous.
(c) Almost constantly.
(d) He only answers questions with one word.

12. Who initially refuses to give into Bob's insistence that he be allowed to join the James gang?
(a) Frank.
(b) Clarence.
(c) Charley.
(d) Jesse.

13. What is Bob's full name?
(a) Robert Ford.
(b) Robert James Wood.
(c) Robert Woodrow Jesse James.
(d) Robert James.

14. Who is Ida?
(a) Bob's daughter.
(b) Jesse's daughter.
(c) Frank's daughter.
(d) Martha's daughter.

15. As he is about to rob the train on Independence Hill, who does Jesse introduce himself to?
(a) The engineer.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Bob.
(d) No one; he refuses to talk during robberies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zee think happens to Jesse when he is around his friend Cole Younger?

2. Who is Zee named after?

3. What do some people misinterpret Zee's shyness as?

4. What does Bob buy for himself after being sent away from Jesse's home in Chapter 3?

5. When does Jesse propose to Zee?

(see the answer keys)

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