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

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

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

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

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

4. What is Wood's relationship to Jesse?
(a) They are sworn enemies.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They were cell mates in jail and now are friends.

5. What is Clarence's relationship to Wood?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They have no relation.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) Wood is the father; Clarence is the son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many newspapers does Jesse James subscribe to?

3. Where does Jesse have "two incompletely healed bullet holes"?

4. Who is John Tabor?

5. Who finds John's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "gift" does Jesse give Chappy Foote as he is leaving the train after robbing it?

2. How do the people of the train that the gang robs on Independence Hill respond when Frank tells them they don't rob preachers or widows?

3. What does Frank declare about the gang after they rob the train on Independence Hill?

4. What is Jesse's attitude, when the novel opens, toward smoking and drinking?

5. What reason does Charley give for why he hit a man over the head during the robbery of the train on Independence Hill?

6. What is Ed Miller nervous about when Jesse comes to visit him at his home?

7. Why is Jesse's son known as Tim?

8. What happens to the Younger gang after the robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield?

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

10. How is John Whicher killed?

(see the answer keys)

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