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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 16 | Part 2, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Tom Black Bull punished when he fights other boys?
(a) He is made to stay out in the cold.
(b) He is forced to make more baskets.
(c) He is flogged.
(d) He is forced to stand in a corner.

2. Tom Black Bull is taken to his new dormitory room to get what?
(a) White man's clothes.
(b) Pencils and paper.
(c) White man's food.
(d) A Holy Bible.

3. What is Blue Elk impressed to learn about Tom Black Bull?
(a) He knows how to sing in the 'old ways' alone.
(b) He knows the 'old ways' have no end.
(c) He brings the 'old way' out of Blue Elk by singing.
(d) He has lived alone in the 'old ways' for two years.

4. The other students tease Tom Black Bull about his basket weaving skill and call him what?
(a) Basket Woman.
(b) Baby Bear.
(c) Bear's Sister.
(d) She-bear.

5. George and Bessie Black Bull are compelled to work where for the white man?
(a) The cattle ranch.
(b) The steelmill.
(c) The sawmill.
(d) The sheep ranch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long following his punishment does Tom Black Bull escape the school?

2. Upon returning to his mountain, what does Tom Black Bull learn?

3. What do George and Bessie Black Bull opt for when the white man's method of support fails?

4. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?

5. What happens with George Black Bull's body?

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