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

2. Who was Lassiter having a drink with in the saloon?
(a) Jane.
(b) Judkins.
(c) Tull.
(d) Oldring.

3. After the race, who greets Venters and helps him with the horses?
(a) Jane.
(b) Bess.
(c) Lassiter.
(d) Judkins.

4. What does Venters remember about Bess as they are racing away?
(a) That she is not a fast rider.
(b) That she is too young to marry.
(c) That she is not a very good rider.
(d) That she is the Masked Rider.

5. After the race, when Venters arrives at Tull's house, what does Tull do?
(a) Shoots him.
(b) Invites him in.
(c) Challenges him to a duel.
(d) Goes inside and locks the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jane tells Lassiter she wants to go away with him, what does she say to try to convince him?

2. What horses are Bess and Venters riding during their getaway?

3. When Venters arrives at Withersteen House from Surprise Vallley, what will he do if Jane stops defending Tull?

4. Why did Milly Erne finally leave Salt Lake?

5. When Venters sees Jerry Card on this horse, what does Venters do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lassiter tells Jane he is going to follow Venters to see where he is going. What does he reveal about Milly Erne in this moment? How does this parallel Jane's life?

2. Lassiter arrives in Surprise Valley and meets Bess. He studies her, and, then, suddenly rises to leave. What is Lassiter thinking? What do you think he has figured out about Bess?

3. Even though Jane knows that the house has been fired, she doesn't look back. Why? Is this part of her "giving up?"

4. When Venters tells Bess he must return to Cottonwoods for supplies, what does she think? Why does Bess not feel worthy of Venters attention? What has changed Venters since he came to the valley?

5. What does Lassiter bring back to Jane after he pursues the men? What does this do to Jane? How does her will to live change?

6. Why is Bess afraid to tell Venters about the gold? What does she think he will do? Why?

7. The title of the book is used for the first time in Chapter 22 as Bess looks at the band of riders and calls them sage riders. What does this mean? How is this different that rustlers?

8. What is the bet between Venters and Jane about the speed of the horses? Who is right in the end?

9. When Lassiter returns from Surprise Valley, what do he and Jane discover about her horses? Why is this important? What does this mean to Jane and Lassiter?

10. After Fay is abducted, Jane says that she gives up. Gives up what? What is her state of mind? How will she survive?

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