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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. What does Bess tell Venters about the Masked Rider?
(a) That she is not the real Masked Rider.
(b) That Oldring is really the Masked Rider.
(c) That Jerry Card is really the Masked Rider.
(d) That she is the Masked Rider, but she never stole or killed.

2. At the beginning of the book, Jane waits for the churchmen. What will the churchmen attack Jane for?
(a) Jane doesn't give enough money to the church.
(b) Her right to befriend a Gentile.
(c) Venters is a terrible employee.
(d) Jane is too rich and needs to give some of her land away.

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

4. On her way to Collier Brandt's house, Jane sees Tull. What does he scold her for?
(a) For not being in church.
(b) For not dressing properly in town.
(c) For hiring Lassiter.
(d) For not marrying him.

5. 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?
(a) He shakes his head and begins to cry.
(b) He tells her that he not longer loves her.
(c) He grabs her and pulls her to him, thinking she has just professed her love.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Venters discover about Balancing Rock?

2. During dinner with Jane and Venters, Lassiter says he is looking for something. What is it?

3. Jane asks Lassiter to be her friend, but only under one condition. What is the condition?

4. After the shooting, Venters moves Bess to a safe location, but returns to the oval valley. Why?

5. What happened in this area of Southern Utah in 1871?

Short Essay Questions

1. Would you describe Tull's handiwork as a conspiracy? What makes it a conspiracy? Give examples.

2. Venters goes every day to Deception Pass and practices with his guns. Before the opening incident with Tull, who did he think was after him? Why did he feel the need to practice with his guns?

3. Once Venters reaches Surprise Valley he skins the rabbit and saves the hide? Why would he want to keep this hide? What feeling is Venters trying to capture and hang on to?

4. While exploring for the first time, Venters finds evidence of beavers in Surprise Valley and realizes that he must find the the stream where they entered. Why does Venters need to see the where the stream enters Surprise Valley? What is he afraid of?

5. When Venters carries Bess up the pass to the hidden valley, he experiences a new strength. What is this strength? What is the source of Venters strength?

6. How did Jane's father make his wealth? What did he own that others needed? How has Jane changed that legacy and what effect has the change had on the people of Cottonwoods?

7. In Chapter 4, why does Judkins say that it is not normal for rustlers to shoot at a rider? Is this a code of ethics or standards practiced by the riders in this story? What does it mean?

8. What is Jane's main goal with Lassiter? What is she trying to get him to do? How is she using Fay to get what she wants from Lassiter? How is she using Lassiter's attraction to her to get what she wants?

9. Bess tells Venters that she has memories of women and children. Who do you think these people were? What do you think their relationship was with Bess?

10. Why does Jane keep Milly's grave overgrown and hidden?

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