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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 38 | Part 3, Chapter 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tom Black Bull believe it is foolish to be a farmer?
(a) His parents' farming dried in a drought.
(b) One could pick berries and nuts that grew naturally.
(c) Farming and gardening is women's work.
(d) One does not turn the earth into what it does not want to be.

2. Tom Black Bull emerges a new man after purchasing new clothing and going to the barber, and draws the attention of whom?
(a) A new instructor.
(b) A store clerk.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A cafe cook.

3. Tom Black Bull's ego and sense of adventure are fed by what as he assesses himself west of Corpus Christi?
(a) Winning big bets on the rodeo circuit.
(b) The exhilaration and bravado of the rodeo circuit.
(c) Eating in cafes instead of the Mexican ex-bronco rider's cooking.
(d) Sleeping in hotels instead of a dormitory room.

4. Where do Bessie Black Bull and her son wait for two days to ensure that no one follows them en route to their rendezvous with her husband?
(a) The foot of Horse Mountain.
(b) The foot of Grizzly Mountain.
(c) The foot of Granite Peak.
(d) The foot of Bald Mountain.

5. Tom Black faces various crossroads in his life, each time taking the path leading to what?
(a) A legend that Utes are natural bronco riders.
(b) His desire for injury, pain.
(c) His skillful riding talent displayed.
(d) His self-indulging ego, power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Black Bull is given a single room at whose suggestion?

2. Whom does Tom Black Bull assist with the sheep?

3. Who recognizes that Tom Black Bull and his pet bear are no threat when they arrive in town one July, and manages to calm the townsfolk?

4. What is Tom Black trying to kill through his own violence and the killing, bronco riding legend he has become?

5. Tom Black faces a crossroads following his Madison Square Garden rodeo ride; one that starts where?

(see the answer key)

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