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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horses are Bess and Venters riding during their getaway?
(a) Black Star and Night.
(b) Bells and Night.
(c) Wrangle and Bells.
(d) 2 burros.

2. What does Lassiter give to Bess?
(a) A painting of her mother.
(b) Gold.
(c) A pocketwatch that belonged to Jane's father.
(d) A locket with a picture of her mother.

3. Before Venters leaves for Cottonwoods, Beth asks him if there is another woman. What is his answer?
(a) Yes, but he's over her now.
(b) Yes.
(c) There never was another woman.
(d) No.

4. How many years had Lassiter been looking for his sister?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

5. When Venters arrives at Withersteen House from Surprise Vallley, what will he do if Jane stops defending Tull?
(a) He will take care of Tull when he is old.
(b) He will befriend Tull.
(c) He promises to not draw on Tull.
(d) He promises to talk to Tull.

6. When Venters finally catches up to Black Star, what does he think has happened to the horse?
(a) The race has killed the horse.
(b) He broke his leg.
(c) He disappeared into the sage.
(d) He threw Jerry.

7. Where does Lassiter take Jane when they flee Cottonwood?
(a) To the town of Graze.
(b) Illinios.
(c) To Surprise Valley.
(d) To the sage.

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

9. When Venters returns with the horses after the race, what news does he hear from his friend?
(a) That Lassiter stole from Jane.
(b) That Lassiter is in love with Jane.
(c) That Lassiter killed Tull.
(d) That Lassiter left town.

10. When Jane faints for the second time in the novel she awakes to Judkins. What does he tell her?
(a) Lassiter killed Dyer.
(b) Lassiter escaped from Tull.
(c) Lassitre retreived Fay.
(d) Lassiter is dead.

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

12. The morning after the storm, what does Bess ask Venters?
(a) If she was a baby.
(b) If he was scared of the storm.
(c) If he's leaving today.
(d) If he loves her.

13. When Lassiter tracked the preacher, where did he find that Milly was held prisoner?
(a) In a cabin.
(b) In a church.
(c) In the back room of a house.
(d) In Withersteen House.

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

15. Venters comes down the cliff and is returning to town for a second time, what has happened to Wrangle when he gets to the bottom of the cliff?
(a) He's gone wild and Venters has to rope him.
(b) He's dead.
(c) He's been stolen.
(d) He's run off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Venters say touched him in Surprise Valley?

2. After Lassiter leaves Surprise Valley and Bess reveals a new secret, why had Bess never told Venters about her secret before?

3. What does Jane say to Lassiter to convince him to roll the stone?

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

5. What do Venters and Bess hear as they take a last look at the sun setting over the sage?

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