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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The morning after the storm, Venters wants to return to Cottonwoods, but what are his reasons?
(a) He must kill Oldring.
(b) He must talk to Lassiter.
(c) He must also get fresh horses.
(d) He must break his engagement to Jane.

2. What does Oldring really do for a living?
(a) Owns a cattle ranch.
(b) Farms.
(c) Trains Arabian horses.
(d) Pans and digs for gold.

3. What is making the white herd move so quickly?
(a) Someone on the ridge is yelling.
(b) Someone on the ridge is shooting at them.
(c) Someone on the ridge is throwing rocks at them.
(d) Someone on another ridge is spooking them with a white sheet.

4. Lassiter comes to Jane to inform her that he found her white herd. Jane changes and goes to mount her horse. How does she mount her horse?
(a) She mounts him with Lassiter's help.
(b) The horse kneels down for Jane to mount.
(c) She mounts him from a large rock.
(d) She mounts him from her porch.

5. After his conversation with Jane, Venters is going to tell someone that they have broken their vow. Who?
(a) Dyer.
(b) Lassiter.
(c) Oldring.
(d) Tull.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Venters shoots the two riders in the oval valley, what does he do with the dead body?

2. According to Venters, what has Bishop Dyer done to hurt Venters?

3. How old was Bess when she was taken from her mother?

4. What does Venters do to get some beef for Bess?

5. As Lassiter and Venters stand in the shadow of Balancing Rock, what does Lassiter share with Venters?

(see the answer key)

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