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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 20 | Part 2, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blue Elk knows that life based on the 'old ways' contrasts starkly with how he lives and is what?
(a) Identical to his lifestyle.
(b) Inferior to his lifestyle.
(c) Superior to his lifestyle.
(d) Comparable to his lifestyle.

2. How is George Black Bull killed?
(a) He drowns.
(b) In an avalanche.
(c) Strangled by Blue Elk.
(d) Shot by the sheriff.

3. What is Bessie's response to the situation her man has gotten into?
(a) She questions George - what has he done to be chased by the white man.
(b) She understands an unspoken truth - George acted justly, according to his conscience.
(c) She collects her son and departs - George acted foolishly, in anger.
(d) She chastises her husband - he has gotten his family into deep trouble.

4. Who has George Black Bull killed?
(a) Frank Rainwater.
(b) Frank Spotted Dog.
(c) Frank Live Deer.
(d) Frank No Deer.

5. When Tom Black Bull realizes he has been betrayed by Blue Elk, what does he fight for?
(a) The endurance of his spirit and frustration.
(b) The life of his spirit and freedom.
(c) The duration of his pride.
(d) His anger and frustration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the bear cub that Tom Black Bull takes care of represent?

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

4. 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?

5. Two white men exit a saloon and offer Tom Black Bull how much to ride 'his horse' at the end of town?

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