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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Venters block the entrance to Surprise Valley?
(a) He stacks rocks up to cover the entrance.
(b) He leaves the dogs to guard the entrance.
(c) He covers it with thorny branches.
(d) He builds a makeshift fence.

2. 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.

3. When the Bishop is talking with Jane, Lassiter comes up behind him. What happens?
(a) Jane stands in front of the Bishop so Lassiter will not kill him.
(b) The Bishop faints.
(c) Lassiter hits the Bishop on his head.
(d) Jane faints and Lassiter wings the Bishop when he draws his gun.

4. What relationship did Bishop Dyer have with Jane's father?
(a) He did not know Jane's father very well.
(b) He was her father's best friend.
(c) He was a teacher to her father.
(d) He was a counselor to her father.

5. While Venters is in Surprise Valley, Jane brings a guest into her home. Who?
(a) Fay alone.
(b) Fay and her sick mother.
(c) Bishop Dyer.
(d) Lassiter.

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

7. When Bess is better, Venters gets a chance to explore the valley. What animals does he find evidence of?
(a) Beaver, wildcats, and foxes.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Tigers.

8. After Venters shoots the two riders in the oval valley, what does he do with the dead body?
(a) Leaves it for the coyotes.
(b) Puts it on his horse and carries it back to camp.
(c) Drags it to a corner and covers it with rocks.
(d) Dumps it in the river.

9. When Jane asks Lassiter to stay and eat, why does Lassiter hesitate?
(a) He knows that the Mormons won't like it and will cause trouble for Jane.
(b) He is shy.
(c) He won't like Jane's cooking.
(d) He never eats indoors.

10. After dinner with Lassiter and Jane, Venters says he must leave. Why?
(a) Tull will be looking for him.
(b) He's going home.
(c) He doesn't like to clean up.
(d) He's going to the coral to check on the horses.

11. When Jane tells Blake to go to the sage and get all her horses, what information does Blake have?
(a) The horses are eating.
(b) All the horses are gone.
(c) The horses are back in the coral.
(d) The horses are resting.

12. When Lassiter appears, how do Tull's men know that he is a gunman?
(a) He is riding a fast horse.
(b) He is dressed all in black.
(c) He is wearing guns.
(d) He crouches in a gunman's position to ready for shooting.

13. What does Venters name the rock at the entrance to Surprise Valley?
(a) Jane's Rock.
(b) Balancing Rock.
(c) Venter's Rock
(d) Bess's Rock.

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

15. Why does Jane not take care of Milly's grave?
(a) She wants to keep it hidden.
(b) Milly told Jane not to bother with it.
(c) Milly was not family.
(d) Jane doesn't take care of her land very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's house does Jane visit in the Gentile village?

2. Why did Milly die?

3. What do Jane's women employees take from Withersteen House?

4. After shooting the Masked Rider, what does Venters discover?

5. How does Venters nurse Bess's fever?

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