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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 38 | Part 3, Chapter 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. West of Corpus Christi, Tom Black Bull assesses his life and his riding skills. How many horses have died under him?
(a) 3 at this point.
(b) None.
(c) 1 at this point.
(d) 2 at this point.

2. What is George Bull's demeanor when he arrives at the house following the fight?
(a) Calm and controlled.
(b) Worried and in fear.
(c) Frantic and upset.
(d) Nervous, but in control.

3. Tom Black Bull seems to draw the broncos that do what?
(a) Mirror his dark, vicious nature.
(b) Reveal his nasty, yet accepting nature.
(c) Reflect his excited, yet satisfied nature.
(d) Expose his light, content nature.

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 rides in Madison Square Garden, the newspaper relates that he has killed how many horses?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tom Black Bull's ego and sense of adventure are fed by what as he assesses himself west of Corpus Christi?

3. What does Tom Black Bull's instructor die from?

4. His second July riding big rodeos, Tom Black Bull's wild horse smashes into the gate and causes what injuries?

5. After his first summer on the big rodeo circuit, Tom Black Bull returns to the ranch to discover what on his first evening back?

(see the answer key)

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