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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 12 | Part 2, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?
(a) He was partly responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(b) He was totally responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(c) He had nothing to do with settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(d) He was responsible for stealing from Jim Thatcher's store.

2. In addition to warmth, why does Bessie Black Bull give her son a red blanket?
(a) Red is the color for courage.
(b) Red is the color for honor.
(c) Red is the color for protection.
(d) Red is the color for trust.

3. Tom Black Bull's parents teach him the methods of building lodges, preparing food for winter, and what else?
(a) Hunting buffalo.
(b) Making pots from clay.
(c) Keeping his spirit in tune with nature.
(d) Farming corn.

4. The circle the stars make is juxtaposed to the squareness of what?
(a) The white man's houses and streets.
(b) The white man's cross.
(c) The white man's books.
(d) The white man's fields.

5. In what way is the gold prospector injured?
(a) Bleeding profusely from his leg.
(b) A twisted ankle.
(c) Bleeding profusely from his arm.
(d) A fractured leg bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. After two years, George and Bessie Black Bull are in debt for how much to the white man?

2. How is George Black Bull killed?

3. How many baskets does Bessie Black Bull trade for an ax, ammunition, a hunting knife, and candy at Jim Thatcher's store?

4. How does Tom Black Bull share part of his deer kill?

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

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