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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Before Venters returns to Surprise Valley, what does Jane have for him?
2. After the race with Jerry Card, what does Venters do next?
3. What is Lassiter losing on his climb up the cliff to Surprise Valley?
4. In Surprise Valley, what does Venters confess to Lassiter?
5. As Lassiter and Venters stand in the shadow of Balancing Rock, what does Lassiter share with Venters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Bess and Venters think about when they find human bone in the cliff dwellings?
2. 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?
3. When running from Tull and his riders, Venters is amazed at Bess. Why? What does he remember as he rides. What are some of her exploits?
4. After Fay is abducted, Jane says that she gives up. Gives up what? What is her state of mind? How will she survive?
5. Why does Venters shoot Wrangle? Why didn't one of the men do this before now? What keeps them from shooting the horses?
6. 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?
7. Even though Jane knows that the house has been fired, she doesn't look back. Why? Is this part of her "giving up?"
8. When Venters arrives back at Jane's house from Surprise Valley, how has Venters changed? How have his feelings toward Jane changed? Why is this important?
9. 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?
10. What is the symbolism of Jane giving her horses to Venters and Bess? How does this show forgiveness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does it affect Jane's sense of guilt when her father is described as a feudal lord? Compare Jane's behavior with her father's toward the village, Mormons and Gentiles. What is the same? What is different? What about Jane's relationship with Milly? If Jane's father was indeed married to Milly, what relation is she to Jane?
Essay Topic 2
Why would Tull's actions toward Jane be described as a conspiracy? Who is involved in hurting Jane? Is Tull acting along? If not, how is Tull getting other people to take action against Jane?
Essay Topic 3
What is the symbolism of the sage? How does the sage define the lives of the characters? Start when Venters chooses to go sleep in the sage instead of sleeping indoors. Does the sage mean freedom? Peace? What?
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