Riders of the Purple Sage | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapters 1 - 3 Abstract

* Chapter 1
* Jane Withersteen is awaiting the churchmen who will contest her right to befriend a Gentile.
* Jane's father founded the area in southern Utah where she lives in Withersteen House.
* Withersteen House is set on Amber Spring; the village of Cottenwoods is near. (read more)