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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 wrote the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?
(a) A bartender named Daniel Simpson.
(b) A musician named Frank Appleton.
(c) A farmowner named Jameson Upton.
(d) A sharecropper named Billy Gashade.
2. How does Sheriff Timberlake refer to Bob?
(a) As "Jesse Jr."
(b) As a "wanna-be" Jesse James.
(c) By his full name.
(d) As "Jesse's #2."
3. How do the Samuels find out about Jesse's death?
(a) They read about it in the papers.
(b) They are there when it happens.
(c) Zee sends them a telegram.
(d) They see it on TV.
4. Where are Bob, Charley, and Jesse when they get into a shooting contest with another man?
(a) Out in the woods; they all share a campfire.
(b) A bar.
(c) The library.
(d) A pool hall.
5. Where do Jesse and Charley spend the night after leaving Martha Bolton's house together?
(a) In the barn at Jesse's house.
(b) In Jesse's house.
(c) In the woods.
(d) The Samuels' house.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many days does Timberlake give Bob in an ultimatum for turning Jesse in?
2. On what notable day does Jesse rob the church?
3. What is the name of the attorney who offers to help Bob and Charley?
4. Who provides Bob and Charley with an attorney?
5. Who is Jesse posing as when he moves with his family to "The House on the Hill"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What telegraph does Bob send to Timberlake while staying with Jesse?
2. What arrangement do Bob and Timberlake make around a ten-day period?
3. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?
4. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?
5. Why is Timberlake suspicious that Jesse will ever show up again that Bob will indeed turn him in?
6. What happens when Bob and Charley try to turn themselves in at the sheriff's office after Bob kills Jesse?
7. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?
8. What is discovered about Jesse's body during the autopsy?
9. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?
10. How does Bob react when he hears the lyrics to the song "The Ballade of Jesse James"?
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