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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. Bess and Venters return to the cliff dwellings and find something more. What?
2. Where are Venter's mother and sister?
3. What does Venters remember about Bess as they are racing away?
4. What did Milly's captors do to her while she delivered her baby?
5. What does Bess want Venters to call her after she finds out about her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Venters gives a tribute to Jane when he faces Tull. How does Jane react to this? Describe the range of her emotions.
3. Why does Venters shoot Wrangle? Why didn't one of the men do this before now? What keeps them from shooting the horses?
4. 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?
5. What is Venter's reaction to Bess finding gold? Why does he feel this way? What freedom can this buy for the couple?
6. As Chapter 22 ends, Bess and Venters hear a low thundering sound. What is the sound? What does it mean?
7. What do Bess and Venters think about when they find human bone in the cliff dwellings?
8. When Lassiter leaves Jane alone to pursue the men he's been looking for, he asks her what would she prefer her fate be? Why? Is this another sign of giving up? What would give her new life?
9. What is the bet between Venters and Jane about the speed of the horses? Who is right in the end?
10. Why is Jane angered when she meets Bess? What else does Jane discover when she and Lassiter meet with Bess and Venters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the growth of the character of Venters. How does he grow from a boy to a man? Use specific scenes from the novel when you felt that he was changing in the moment.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is the foreshadowing event of Lassiter rolling Balancing Rock down the hill? There is more than one event to describe, but chose one and be specific.
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