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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Venters is ready to return to Cottonwoods, Bess and Venters stand by Balancing Rock and she tells him her secret. What is it?
(a) Oldring was her brother.
(b) She is not the Masked Rider.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She loves him.

2. When Venters confronts Oldring what does he yell across the room?
(a) "A word for you--from Bess!"
(b) "Get down!"
(c) "A word for you--from your Masked Rider!"
(d) "Prepare to die!"

3. Lassiter leaves Jane for a while after they flee Cottonwood. What does he return with?
(a) Food.
(b) Tull.
(c) Guns.
(d) Fay.

4. In the final pursuit of Bess and Venters, who is on the white horse?
(a) Dyer.
(b) Tull.
(c) Judkins.
(d) Lassiter.

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

6. Venters returns to Surprise Valley with supplies for how long?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Several years.
(d) Months.

7. As Bess and Venters are making their getaway, what does Bess see on the horizon?
(a) Rustlers.
(b) A band of riders.
(c) The sage.
(d) Oldring.

8. What does Venters realize the morning after the storm?
(a) That he's afraid of storms.
(b) That he needs more beef.
(c) That he loves Bess.
(d) That he still loves Jane and must return to her.

9. Who is following Lassiter and Jane as they head for Surprise Valley?
(a) Dyer.
(b) Jane's father.
(c) Venters.
(d) Tull.

10. What did Lassiter think of Frank Erne?
(a) He liked him and was not bothered by the religion.
(b) He hated his religion.
(c) He thought Frank was an idiot.
(d) He thought Frank was a lousy preacher.

11. When Jerry Card is racing Wrangle into the canyon, what does Venters do?
(a) He shoots Wrangle.
(b) He yells.
(c) He shoots Jerry.
(d) He lets them go.

12. What is Venters thinking about as he races across the sage?
(a) He remembers stories he's heard about Bess.
(b) That he's ahead of Bess.
(c) He thinks of his childhood.
(d) He remembers nursing Bess back to health.

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

14. What does Venters tell Lassiter as he leaves Surprise Valley?
(a) That Bess is leaving.
(b) That Bess is kidnapped.
(c) That Bess is injured.
(d) That Bess is dead.

15. When Venters comes from Surprise Valley, where do he and Lassiter go together?
(a) Into Cottonwoods.
(b) To get a stiff drink.
(c) To sit by the water.
(d) To the sage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Lassiter having a drink with in the saloon?

2. After his stay in Surprise Valley, what does Venters tell Tull about the red herd?

3. What does Venters remember about Bess as they are racing away?

4. How many years had Lassiter been looking for his sister?

5. After his conversation with Jane, Venters is going to tell someone that they have broken their vow. Who?

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