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Riders of the Purple Sage | Quiz

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Riders of the Purple Sage | Quiz

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1)

When Venters takes Bess to Surprise Valley, she awakens and think she hears a waterfall. What is she really hearing? (from Chapters 7 - 9)

Shooting in the distance.
Ancient voices.
The stream running through the valley.
The wind in the valley.
2)

What does Venters tell Bess he will do for the horses when they return to Illinois? (from Chapters 22 - 23)

He'll race them.
He'll buy a farm and let the horses run free.
He'll show them as champions.
He'll use them as work horses for the farm.
3)

When Bess is better, Venters gets a chance to explore the valley. What animals does he find evidence of? (from Chapters 10 - 12)

Beaver, wildcats, and foxes.
Tigers.
Wolves.
Buffalo.
4)

How does Venters nurse Bess's fever? (from Chapters 7 - 9)

Gives her broth.
Let's Bess soak her feet in the stream.
Puts ice wrapped in a cloth on her face.
Washes her face, hands and wrists with cool water.
5)

What was Jane's vow to Milly Erne? (from Chapters 10 - 12)

That she would avenge her death.
That she would find her daughter.
That if a man ever came to avenge her death, Jane would stop him.
That she would never let any murder happen again.
6)

Bess and Venters return to the cliff dwellings and find something more. What? (from Chapters 13 - 15)

Metal instruments for farming.
Human bone.
Stored food.
A secret hiding place inside the caves.
7)

When Bess and Venters stop to rest the horses after they flee, what does Bess say about Black Star? (from Chapters 22 - 23)

That he is not all that fast.
That he is cute.
That she likes his color.
That she loves him.
8)

Lassiter leaves Jane for a while after they flee Cottonwood. What does he return with? (from Chapters 22 - 23)

Guns.
Food.
Fay.
Tull.
9)

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? (from Chapters 10 - 12)

He shakes his head and begins to cry.
He laughs.
He tells her that he not longer loves her.
He grabs her and pulls her to him, thinking she has just professed her love.
10)

When Venters goes to the cliff dweller's cave the first time, what does he find? (from Chapters 10 - 12)

Bows and arrows.
Pans for cooking.
Pottery and instruments for grinding maize.
Guns.
11)

When Jerry Card is racing Wrangle into the canyon, what does Venters do? (from Chapters 16 - 18)

He lets them go.
He yells.
He shoots Jerry.
He shoots Wrangle.
12)

How may days does Venters tell Bess that she must wait for him to return from Cottonwood before she knows he is dead? (from Chapters 13 - 15)

4.
10.
8.
2.
13)

While Venters is in Surprise Valley, Jane brings a guest into her home. Who? (from Chapters 10 - 12)

Lassiter.
Fay and her sick mother.
Fay alone.
Bishop Dyer.
14)

When Jane and Lassiter flee Withersteen house, who does she give Bells to? (from Chapters 19 - 21)

Judkins.
Tull.
Bess.
Venters.
15)

What does Bess tell Venters about the Masked Rider? (from Chapters 7 - 9)

That Oldring is really the Masked Rider.
That she is not the real Masked Rider.
That Jerry Card is really the Masked Rider.
That she is the Masked Rider, but she never stole or killed.
16)

On his way back to town a second time, who does Venters encounter? (from Chapters 16 - 18)

A group of rustlers.
Dyer.
Tull.
Lassiter.
17)

When Jane and Lassiter flee Withersteen house, what does Jane take with her? (from Chapters 19 - 21)

Her jewelry and some gold.
All her prized horses.
All her clothes.
Judkins.
18)

After his stay in Surprise Valley, what does Venters tell Tull about the red herd? (from Chapters 13 - 15)

He saw the red herd run off a cliff.
He milled the red herd.
He knows about Jerry Card stealing the red herd as part of the deal Tull made with Oldring.
He stole from the red herd.
19)

In the final pursuit of Bess and Venters, who is on the white horse? (from Chapters 22 - 23)

Lassiter.
Tull.
Dyer.
Judkins.
20)

Where does Lassiter take Jane when they flee Cottonwood? (from Chapters 22 - 23)

To the sage.
To Surprise Valley.
To the town of Graze.
Illinios.
21)

When Jane tells Blake to go to the sage and get all her horses, what information does Blake have? (from Chapters 10 - 12)

The horses are back in the coral.
The horses are eating.
The horses are resting.
All the horses are gone.
22)

After Venters says goodbye to Lassiter, what new worry comes to his mind? (from Chapters 16 - 18)

That he can be tracked to Surprise Valley.
That he may still love Jane.
That he never wants to leave.
That Lassiter will betray him.
23)

What does Venters realize the morning after the storm? (from Chapters 13 - 15)

That he needs more beef.
That he's afraid of storms.
That he loves Bess.
That he still loves Jane and must return to her.
24)

When Venters has his encounter on his way back into Cottonwoods, what horse is Jerry Card riding? (from Chapters 16 - 18)

His own.
Bells.
Black Star.
Night.
25)

What ancient discovery does Venters find in Surprise Valley? (from Chapters 7 - 9)

Ancient cliff dwellers.
Ancient rock formations.
Prehistoric animal bones.
Rock tablet with ancient writings.
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