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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bessie Black Bull goes back to town a third time, what does she trade with Indian women in exchange for information about Blue Elk?
(a) Calico.
(b) Basketry.
(c) Wool.
(d) Firewood.

2. What do the beans being choked by the weeds represent?
(a) Tom Black Bull being nearly choked from the white man's rodeo circuit.
(b) The life being choked from horses on the rodeo circuit.
(c) Tom Black Bull being nearly choked from life on the ranch.
(d) The Mexican ex-bronco rider's life being choked from his farming life.

3. After his first summer on the big rodeo circuit, Tom Black Bull returns to the ranch to discover what on his first evening back?
(a) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his jacket pockets.
(b) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his suitcase.
(c) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his wallet.
(d) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his trousers pockets.

4. When Jim Thatcher tells Bessie Black Bull that Frank No Deer's death was self-defense, what does she do?
(a) She does not believe him, so she and Tom quickly leave town.
(b) She returns to the Southern Ute reservation.
(c) She and Tom part ways, as she believes they will look for him.
(d) She tells him it is too late, that George is dead.

5. When Tom Black Bull escapes from the school, what happens?
(a) He encounters the jays and chipmunks that remain his friends.
(b) He takes up residence in his lodge as though he never left.
(c) He goes to his mountain and the song remains in his soul.
(d) He returns to his mountain and finds his lodge burned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prescription does Tom Black's doctor offer, which allows for little else on his new job?

2. The day following his dream about Blue Elk, Tom Black bathes where?

3. He will soon be out of the hospital and on his way to mend, so what does Tom Black do with his dreams and nightmares at this stage?

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

5. West of Corpus Christi, Tom Black Bull assesses his life and his riding skills. How many horses have died under him?

(see the answer key)

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