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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 is Elias?
(a) One of Jesse's sons.
(b) One of Bob's brothers.
(c) Zee's secret boyfriend.
(d) Jesse's daughter's boyfriend.

2. What does Bob say about Jesse's murder while being questioned by the police?
(a) That Charley did it.
(b) That he was forced to do it.
(c) He freely admits it.
(d) That it was done in self-defense.

3. What does Bob tell Jesse he's most afraid of?
(a) That he'll never see his girlfriend again.
(b) That he'll never get married.
(c) That he'll be forgotten.
(d) That Jesse will kill him.

4. Who does Sheriff Timberlake tell Bob and Dick he is really interested in?
(a) Jesse, Frank, and Zee.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Jesse and Frank.
(d) Frank.

5. Who believes that the government supported Bob's actions toward Jesse?
(a) Very few people.
(b) Nearly everyone.
(c) Everyone except the James family.
(d) Everyone except the Ford family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who admits that a body found is in fact Wood Hite?

2. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse when they get into a shooting contest with another man?

3. What happens to John Samuels after he causes a problem at a party?

4. At Martha's place, where does Dick leave word he's gone to?

5. Who is the sheriff of Clay County?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charley respond to Bob's confession that he plans to kill Jesse?

2. What does Zerelda freak out about when Jesse and Charley are sharing Christmas dinner with her?

3. What happens when several men arrive on horseback at the courthouse where Bob and Charley are being held?

4. What does Bob say in response to questioning about why his underwear has someone else's initials on them?

5. What comparison does Jesse make -- that Bob doesn't like -- during a visit to Martha Bolton's?

6. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?

7. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?

8. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?

9. What telegraph does Bob send to Timberlake while staying with Jesse?

10. What makes the sheriff finally believe that Jesse James has really been shot?

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