Riders of the Purple Sage Test | Final Test - Medium

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Riders of the Purple Sage Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. When Venters returns to Surprise Valley, who follows him?
(a) Tull.
(b) Dyer.
(c) Lassiter.
(d) Rustlers.

2. How old was Bess when she was taken from her mother?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

3. Where are Venter's mother and sister?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Texas.
(d) Chicago.

4. After his stay in Surprise Valley, what does Venters tell Tull about the red herd?
(a) He stole from the red herd.
(b) He saw the red herd run off a cliff.
(c) He knows about Jerry Card stealing the red herd as part of the deal Tull made with Oldring.
(d) He milled the red herd.

5. When Venters sees Jerry Card on this horse, what does Venters do?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He talks to him and convinces him to give up the horse.
(c) He runs him off a cliff.
(d) He chases him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lassiter losing on his climb up the cliff to Surprise Valley?

2. When Lassiter tracked the preacher, where did he find that Milly was held prisoner?

3. After Venters says goodbye to Lassiter, what new worry comes to his mind?

4. Lassiter leaves Jane for a while after they flee Cottonwood. What does he return with?

5. What did Lassiter think of Frank Erne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Judkins comes to tell Jane the white herd is missing. What happened to them? Who was lost? How does this compare to Lassiter's work earlier in the novel with the white herd?

2. The title of the book is used for the first time in Chapter 22 as Bess looks at the band of riders and calls them sage riders. What does this mean? How is this different that rustlers?

3. How did the loss of Milly affect Lassiter? He talks about traveling and going to the "bad." What did this mean and how is this connected to the loss of his sister?

4. What do Bess and Venters think about when they find human bone in the cliff dwellings?

5. When Venters arrives back at Jane's house from Surprise Valley, how has Venters changed? How have his feelings toward Jane changed? Why is this important?

6. After Fay is abducted, Jane says that she gives up. Gives up what? What is her state of mind? How will she survive?

7. When Venters tells Bess he must return to Cottonwoods for supplies, what does she think? Why does Bess not feel worthy of Venters attention? What has changed Venters since he came to the valley?

8. Why is Bess afraid to tell Venters about the gold? What does she think he will do? Why?

9. When Lassiter returns from Surprise Valley, what do he and Jane discover about her horses? Why is this important? What does this mean to Jane and Lassiter?

10. As Chapter 22 ends, Bess and Venters hear a low thundering sound. What is the sound? What does it mean?

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