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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who admits that a body found is in fact Wood Hite?
2. Who is Jesse posing as when he moves with his family to "The House on the Hill"?
3. Where is "The House on the Hill" located?
4. What does Jesse steal from the church?
5. Why does Jesse give Bob a gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bob tell Jesse he wants to do with the gun Jesse gave him?
2. Why does Sheriff TImberlake refer Bob and Dick to Henry Craig?
3. Why does Dick hid from Jesse when he stops by Martha Bolton's for a visit?
4. What kind of hypothetical question does Dick pose to Sheriff Timberlake when he and Bob run into him?
5. What happens after a little boy finds the decomposing body of Wood Hite?
6. What does Zerelda Samuels yell when she sees her son's murdered body?
7. What kind of contest does Jesse create with the man at the pool hall?
8. Why does Jesse like "The House on the Hill" so much?
9. What do Jesse and Charley do with the toys and Santa suit they steal from the church?
10. What happens with lawyers for Zee after Jesse is murdered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Present a well-reasoned paper arguing whether the reader is supposed to find Bob Ford a likable (dedicated, determined, trying to do the "right" thing) character OR an unlikable (manipulative, fame-hungry, back-stabbing, weak) character. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Describe at least 4 features of Jesse James and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain -- even though "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is historical fiction.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze at least 3 literary techniques Hansen uses to make one character of your choosing from "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.
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