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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 Jane and Lassiter flee Withersteen house, who does she give Bells to?
(a) Bess.
(b) Venters.
(c) Judkins.
(d) Tull.

2. When Venters comes from Surprise Valley, where do he and Lassiter go together?
(a) To get a stiff drink.
(b) Into Cottonwoods.
(c) To sit by the water.
(d) To the sage.

3. Venters and Bess take cover from the storm in their cave and Bess, afraid, snuggles with Venters. What does he know in this moment?
(a) That Bess is afraid of him.
(b) That Bess loves him.
(c) That Bess will marry him.
(d) That Bess will return someday to Oldring.

4. How did Oldring feel about Bess?
(a) He was cruel to her.
(b) He loved her as a daughter.
(c) He resented her.
(d) Like a slave.

5. What happens to Bess and Venters at the end of the race?
(a) They return to Surprise Valley.
(b) They hide in the Withersteen house.
(c) They get away as the others give up the pursuit.
(d) They hide in the sage for the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lassiter leaves Jane for a while after they flee Cottonwood. What does he return with?

2. Where does Lassiter take Jane when they flee Cottonwood?

3. When Mrs. Larkin dies, what does Lassiter tell Jane to do with Fay?

4. How may days does Venters tell Bess that she must wait for him to return from Cottonwood before she knows he is dead?

5. After his time in Surprise Valley, Venters believes that it was wrong of Jane to love him. Why?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Jane angered when she meets Bess? What else does Jane discover when she and Lassiter meet with Bess and Venters?

3. What is the symbolism of Jane giving her horses to Venters and Bess? How does this show forgiveness?

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. As Chapter 22 ends, Bess and Venters hear a low thundering sound. What is the sound? What does it mean?

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

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. 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?

10. 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?

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