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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jane's riders disappear, what does Judkins tell her happened to them?
(a) The riders were "called in" by the churchmen.
(b) The riders are working for Tull on his ranch.
(c) The riders are all dead.
(d) The riders aren't gone; they are hiding in Deception Canyon.

2. Venters and his dog, Ring, stay in the oval canyon and watch as rustlers enter an opening to another canyon. What does this prove?
(a) The Oval is really shaped like a hand with fingers.
(b) The opening is Oldring's den.
(c) There is water through the opening.
(d) Nothing. The canyons all go in a circle.

3. Lassiter rides into the white herd to calm them and stop the movement. What happens to Lassiter's horse?
(a) It is blinded.
(b) It is successful.
(c) It is killed.
(d) It is lost.

4. Why does Venters go to Deception Pass every day?
(a) To practice shooting.
(b) To camp and hunt.
(c) To kill the Masked Rider.
(d) To spy on Oldring.

5. Who does Jane think is the "unseen hand"?
(a) The bishop.
(b) Venters.
(c) Tull.
(d) Oldring.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jane asks Lassiter to be her rider, what does that mean?

2. How many cattle are in the red herd?

3. Lassiter wants to go home? Where is home for Lassiter?

4. When Venters gets into the oval valley, who does he leave to watch his horse?

5. After Venters shoots the two riders in the oval valley, what does he do with the dead body?

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