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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. The wild bronco is a symbol of Tom Black Bull's what?
(a) Love of the outdoors before being twisted by the white man.
(b) Spirit after being twisted by the white man.
(c) Spirit before being twisted by the white man.
(d) Love of nature before being twisted by the white man.

2. Now that he is about to leave the hospital, Tom Black knows at this phase that he will be alone, raw, and without the shield of what that he has had for so long?
(a) His anger and violence.
(b) Harmony of nature, roundness of life.
(c) Nurses and doctors.
(d) The morbid rodeo crowd.

3. When Tom Black Bull is entered in the first rodeo in Aztec, what is he instructed to do?
(a) Win each ride.
(b) Ride hard, but honestly.
(c) Ride without getting hurt.
(d) Ride in a betting scam.

4. In Tom Black's contact with Mary Redmond, he recalls the others who tried to make him do things their way. Who are they?
(a) Bessie Black Bull, Rowena Ellis, Benny Grayback, Meo.
(b) Blue Elk, Rowena Ellis, Benny Grayback, Red Dillon.
(c) Blue Elk, Frank No Deer, Jim Thatcher, Red Dillon.
(d) Meo, Rowena Ellis, Frank No Deer, George Black Bull.

5. Who is it that tracks the few Utes who have left the reservation to their camp?
(a) Albert Left Hand.
(b) Luther Spotted Dog.
(c) Blue Elk.
(d) Frank No Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom Black ride his gentle horse?

2. What do the beans being choked by the weeds represent?

3. What is the name of the Mexican ex-bronco rider who now cooks at Tom Black Bull's new residence?

4. What happens during Tom Black's ride in the night rodeo at Madison Square Garden?

5. How does Tom Black Bull feel about his first ride in the big time?

(see the answer key)

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