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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jane hears that her riders left her, she prays. What does she vow after her wrathful prayer?
(a) To marry Tull.
(b) To never marry Tull.
(c) To kill Tull.
(d) To talk to Tull and reason with him.

2. What does Bess say Oldring is doing to hide his true motives?
(a) Terrorizing towns.
(b) Shooting men.
(c) Rustling cattle.
(d) Keeping Bess.

3. After dinner, Venters goes to the grove to sleep. Who does he see riding through?
(a) Lassiter.
(b) Jane's women who work in her house.
(c) Oldring and the Masked Rider.
(d) Jane.

4. 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) Nothing. The canyons all go in a circle.
(b) The opening is Oldring's den.
(c) The Oval is really shaped like a hand with fingers.
(d) There is water through the opening.

5. When Venters realizes the Masked Rider is alive, he opens his shirt to look at the wound. What does Venters find?
(a) The pale body of a very young boy.
(b) A woman's breast.
(c) The wound is large and bleeding badly.
(d) The wound is in the stomach.

6. When confronted with the two riders in the canyon who shoot at him, what does Venters do?
(a) He orders the dogs to attack.
(b) He shoots both of them.
(c) He shoots one of them.
(d) He runs into the sage.

7. According to Venters, what has Bishop Dyer done to hurt Venters?
(a) Took his guns.
(b) Tried to convert him to Mormonism.
(c) Stole his best horse.
(d) Sent out an edict to ruin him.

8. What is the opening to Oldring's den?
(a) Through the middle of the waterfall.
(b) Underwater through a cave.
(c) Through another maze of canyon outlets.
(d) A high pass.

9. After Jane visits Mary Brandt, she goes to the Gentile village. Why does she go?
(a) She needs to hire men.
(b) She must walk through this area to get home.
(c) She is curious about the poor end of town.
(d) She wants to find Venters.

10. Lassiter comes to Jane to inform her that he found her white herd. Jane changes and goes to mount her horse. How does she mount her horse?
(a) She mounts him from her porch.
(b) She mounts him with Lassiter's help.
(c) She mounts him from a large rock.
(d) The horse kneels down for Jane to mount.

11. What is Withersteen House?
(a) Jane's house.
(b) Lassiter's house.
(c) Tull's house.
(d) Biship Dyer's house.

12. When Venters gets into the oval valley, who does he leave to watch his horse?
(a) Whitie, the dog.
(b) Judkins.
(c) Ring, the dog.
(d) Jane.

13. Why did Milly die?
(a) She died brokenhearted over Bishop Dyer.
(b) She was sick with a fevor.
(c) Because she gave up the Mormon religion.
(d) She died of a broken heart after her daughter disappeared.

14. What does Venters discover about Balancing Rock?
(a) If he pushes it, the opening to Deception Pass will be blocked.
(b) It will not move even if pushed.
(c) It is covered with ancient writings.
(d) It can roll into Surprise Valley.

15. After the shooting, Venters moves Bess to a safe location, but returns to the oval valley. Why?
(a) To spy on the rustlers again.
(b) To steal a cow for food.
(c) To kill a rabbit for food.
(d) To bring horses back to camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Venters is in Surprise Valley, Jane brings a guest into her home. Who?

2. When Blake returns to Withersteen house, what does Blake need to tell Lassiter?

3. When Jane sees the visitor at the Brandt house, why does this person think Jane has not been to church?

4. When Lassiter tells Jane of his past life, what was he?

5. How does Jane pay Blake when he returns to work for her?

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