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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesse offer to do before departing the train he robs on Independence Hill?
(a) Shoot himself.
(b) Clear the tracks.
(c) Buy everyone a drink.
(d) Take anyone with him who wants to join his gang.

2. Who dies as a result of the attack on Jesse's mother's house?
(a) Jesse's mother.
(b) No one.
(c) His brother.
(d) Their beloved pet dog.

3. Who is Zee named after?
(a) The town mayor's wife.
(b) A character in the Bible.
(c) No one.
(d) Jesse's mother.

4. Where is John's body found?
(a) In a pig sty.
(b) In the town square.
(c) On the street.
(d) In the forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who initially refuses to give into Bob's insistence that he be allowed to join the James gang?

2. What does the James Gang use to stop the train on Independence Hill?

3. What month was Jesse James born in?

4. Where is Jesse sent after he is shot during his younger years?

5. Who ends up taking care of Jesse as he recovers from being shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the detectives throw a bomb into Jesse's mother's house, thinking he is hiding there?

2. What does Dick tell Sarah to do when they find John's body in the pig sty?

3. How does Jesse respond to the news that his sister is set to marry Allen Parmer?

4. How is John Whicher killed?

5. Who do Union soldiers try to beat information out of during the Civil War?

6. What does Bob tell Wood as he lay dying?

7. What is Ed talking about when Jesse shoots him?

8. What does Annie do when she marries Frank?

9. What happens to the children that Annie and Zee give birth to around the same time?

10. How does John Tabor respond to the affair between Dick and Sarah?

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