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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. What does Venters realize the morning after the storm?
2. What did Lassiter think of Frank Erne?
3. How do Venters and Bess know the storms are over?
4. What does Venters tell Lassiter as he leaves Surprise Valley?
5. When Lassiter finally removes his guns to show Jane how much he loves her, what does she do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of Jane giving her horses to Venters and Bess? How does this show forgiveness?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. After Lassiter leaves Surprise Valley, what is Venters worried about? Why is he worried? What actions will he take at this point?
5. 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?
6. Why is Bess afraid to tell Venters about the gold? What does she think he will do? Why?
7. How did the loss of Milly affect Lassiter? He talks about traveling and going to the "bad." What did this mean and how is this connected to the loss of his sister?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. 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?
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
How did the search for Milly Erne change Lassiter? How did it change her husband Frank? What about Milly's parents? How are Lassiter's actions toward Milly's disappearance different from the others? Why do you think this is true?
Essay Topic 3
Do you think Bishop Dyer is an evil man? Why? Why not? Give examples of his behavior that support your answer.
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