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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the twin boys Zee gives birth to?
(a) They grow up to be good, law-abiding men.
(b) They are taken by the state.
(c) They are kidnapped.
(d) They die of crib death.

2. Who is Sarah?
(a) Wood's sister.
(b) Wood's niece.
(c) Wood's daughter.
(d) Wood's father's new wife.

3. Who kills Ed Cummins?
(a) Dick.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Wood.

4. What does Jesse give Chappy Foote as he leaves the train he robs on Independence Hill?
(a) A signed picture.
(b) Directions for how to contact the police.
(c) A photograph of himself from the paper.
(d) A dollar.

5. Where is Jesse James's home located when the novel opens?
(a) Oak Avenue.
(b) Woodland Avenue.
(c) Birchwood Boulevard.
(d) Wood Street.

6. Where do Dick and Sarah first have their affair?
(a) In the church.
(b) In her bedroom.
(c) In an outhouse.
(d) In a hotel.

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

8. Who ends up taking care of Jesse as he recovers from being shot?
(a) Annie.
(b) Frank.
(c) Zee.
(d) His mother.

9. Where do most of the gang members sleep at Jesse's home after they rob the train on Independence Hill?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In the basement.
(c) On couches downstairs.
(d) In the children's rooms.

10. Who ends up killing John W. Whicher?
(a) Zee.
(b) He ends up committing suicide.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Jesse's mother.

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

12. Why does Wood's father remarry?
(a) He has to marry to stay out of jail.
(b) His first wife dies.
(c) He likes women too much to stay single.
(d) He has to marry to keep his identity secret.

13. During his recovery from being shot, what college does Jesse decide he wants to go to?
(a) Florida State University.
(b) The local community college.
(c) Georgetown College.
(d) Kansas State University.

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

15. What month was Jesse James born in?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jesse respond to Bob's idea that he be next to him when they rob the train on Independence Hill?

2. Where is John's body found?

3. What is Jesse James's full name?

4. Who dies as a result of the attack on Jesse's mother's house?

5. What is Martha's marital status in the novel?

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