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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. After Lassiter leaves Surprise Valley, what is the secret Bess reveals to Venters?
2. What does Lassiter do to Withersteen house when he and Jane flee?
3. What does Venters tell Lassiter as he leaves Surprise Valley?
4. What horse trick does Jerry Card do while Venters races him?
5. What did Milly's captors do to her while she delivered her baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Lassiter leaves Surprise Valley, what is Venters worried about? Why is he worried? What actions will he take at this point?
2. In the race with Jerry Card, Venters appreciates Jerry's riding skill. What does Jerry Card do that is so impressive to Venters? Why is Venters proud of Jerry in that moment? What does he admire about Jerry during the race?
3. Why does Lassiter lose his resolve when it is time to roll the stone? What does he realize the end will be?
4. Even though Jane knows that the house has been fired, she doesn't look back. Why? Is this part of her "giving up?"
5. After Fay is abducted, Jane says that she gives up. Gives up what? What is her state of mind? How will she survive?
6. 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?
7. What do Bess and Venters think about when they find human bone in the cliff dwellings?
8. Venters gives a tribute to Jane when he faces Tull. How does Jane react to this? Describe the range of her emotions.
9. 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?
10. Judkins comes to tell Jane the white herd is missing. What happened to them? Who was lost? How does this compare to Lassiter's work earlier in the novel with the white herd?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is important about the imagery of the cliff dwellers? Why is this important to the story? How are the lives of the dwellers connected to Venters and Bess or Lassiter and Jane? Why do you believe the author used cliff dwellers in the story? What does it add to the story of the valley?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the final showdown between Oldring and Venters. What does this scene tell the reader about Bess? Is the connection between Bess and Lassiter and Jane made clear at this point? When does it become clear to the reader who Bess is and where she comes from?
Essay Topic 3
What is the symbolism of the horses? Describe the bet about the fastest horse. Why does Venters lie when Jane asked which horse was the fastest? What is the meaning of Venters shooting Wrangle?
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