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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. 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.

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

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

4. After two years, George and Bessie Black Bull are in debt for how much to the white man?
(a) $42.
(b) $32.
(c) $52.
(d) $62.

5. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?
(a) All but the red coat for Tom.
(b) All but a small basket.
(c) All but the blue coat for Tom.
(d) All but her clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character, a Ute boy, first learns the Indian legends, keeps them alive, and then lives with white men. What happens to him, ultimately?

2. Who is called to interpret for Tom Black Bull because he speaks only Ute?

3. What is Bessie Black Bull relieved about upon her return to the mountains following her second trip to Jim Thatcher's store?

4. In regards to Blue Elk being willing to sell his own grandmother, what is his reply?

5. 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?

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