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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Venters goes to find the red herd, but he also wants to do something very specific. What is it?
(a) Find Oldring's retreat.
(b) Sleep under the stars.
(c) Camp and fish.
(d) Practice shooting.

2. When Venters gets into the oval valley, who does he leave to watch his horse?
(a) Jane.
(b) Whitie, the dog.
(c) Ring, the dog.
(d) Judkins.

3. How does Jane pay Blake when he returns to work for her?
(a) She is not able to pay him.
(b) She pays him in gold.
(c) She gives him food and a place to sleep.
(d) She pays him in cash.

4. What are the signs that Milly gave up the Mormon religion?
(a) She told Jane she gave up the religion.
(b) Her headstone has no Mormon symbols.
(c) She taught in a Gentile school.
(d) She quit teaching and fought against Mormon ways of raising a girl.

5. When Jane and Venters leave Lassiter at the grave and are walking back, they see a rider. Who?
(a) The Masked Rider.
(b) Rusters.
(c) Oldring.
(d) Judkins the Gentile rider.

6. When Venters tells Bess of his nightime trips to find beef, how does Bess react?
(a) She starts yelling.
(b) She almost faints from fear.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She is thrilled to get some meat.

7. Who helps Jane as Mrs. Larkin dies?
(a) Lassiter.
(b) Dyer.
(c) Tull.
(d) Judkins.

8. When Jane hears that her riders left her, she prays. What does she vow after her wrathful prayer?
(a) To talk to Tull and reason with him.
(b) To marry Tull.
(c) To kill Tull.
(d) To never marry Tull.

9. As the situation worsens, Jane tells Jerd to only care for only two things. What?
(a) Bells
(b) The cattle.
(c) Black Star and Night.
(d) The water for the town.

10. What does Venters do to get some beef for Bess?
(a) Steals cattle from Oldring.
(b) Returns to Withersteen house and steals eight cattle.
(c) Finds a stray cow and brings him back to Surprise Valley.
(d) Invades a cattle drive and robs eight head of cattle.

11. What is the opening to Oldring's den?
(a) A high pass.
(b) Through the middle of the waterfall.
(c) Underwater through a cave.
(d) Through another maze of canyon outlets.

12. When Blake returns to Withersteen house, what does Blake need to tell Lassiter?
(a) That he admires Lassiter.
(b) That he is not there to spy on him and he won't kill him.
(c) That he hates him and will kill him if he gets the chance.
(d) That he knows Lassiter loves Jane.

13. What ancient discovery does Venters find in Surprise Valley?
(a) Ancient cliff dwellers.
(b) Prehistoric animal bones.
(c) Ancient rock formations.
(d) Rock tablet with ancient writings.

14. When Venters goes into Cottonwood, all the men are in the streets. What are they talking about?
(a) The marriage of Jane and Tull.
(b) The coming of Lassiter.
(c) The new Mormon church.
(d) The sage.

15. When confronted with the two riders in the canyon who shoot at him, what does Venters do?
(a) He runs into the sage.
(b) He shoots one of them.
(c) He orders the dogs to attack.
(d) He shoots both of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there four separate entrances to the Brandt's house?

2. What does Bess say Oldring is doing to hide his true motives?

3. After the conversation with Blake, Jane feels the world closing in on her and admits to Lassiter that sometimes she want to run away with him. How does Lassiter react?

4. Once Venters and Bess are in Surprise Valley, how many days does Venters think Bess will need to lie still?

5. When Lassiter tells Jane of his past life, what was he?

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