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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. When Jane and Lassiter flee Withersteen house, who does she give Bells to?
2. What did Lassiter think of Frank Erne?
3. In the final pursuit of Bess and Venters, who is on the white horse?
4. When Lassiter tracked the preacher, where did he find that Milly was held prisoner?
5. When Venters confronts Oldring what does he yell across the room?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Venters shoots Oldring, Oldring tries to say something before he dies. What do you think he was trying to say? Why is Venters so upset when he talks to Bess on his return to Surprise Valley? What does he decide not to tell her at this point?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Why is Jane angered when she meets Bess? What else does Jane discover when she and Lassiter meet with Bess and Venters?
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. 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?
7. 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?
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. After Fay is abducted, Jane says that she gives up. Gives up what? What is her state of mind? How will she survive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider Jane's blindness to Mormonism. When does she break the cycle? Give examples when she defies the church.
Essay Topic 2
Is the character of Oldring good or bad? Describe the stories about Oldring that are bad. Describe the stories about Oldring that are good. In the end, how do you feel about this character? Can you imagine this story without him? Why? Why not?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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