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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. How is Tom Black Bull punished when he fights other boys?
(a) He is flogged.
(b) He is forced to stand in a corner.
(c) He is made to stay out in the cold.
(d) He is forced to make more baskets.

2. The author, Hal Borland, symbolically compares Tom Black's multiple injuries and hospitalizations with what?
(a) The image of his crippled and injured spirit.
(b) The demise of the Mexican ex-bronco rider.
(c) His burning down the San Juan ranch.
(d) The death of his father in the avalanche.

3. Tom Black faces a crossroads following his Madison Square Garden rodeo ride; one that starts where?
(a) A successful ride.
(b) After another minor injury.
(c) At the brink of his death.
(d) Following a twisted ankle.

4. Who does Tom Black Bull share a room with in the dormitory?
(a) Luther Spotted Dog.
(b) Albert Left Hand.
(c) Meo.
(d) Frank No Deer.

5. What does the bear cub that Tom Black Bull takes care of represent?
(a) Tom's communion with the wilderness.
(b) Tom's communion with his parents' spirits.
(c) Tom's 'old way' spirit.
(d) Tom's communion with nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The spring after they are run out of Felice, where do Tom Black Bull and his teacher work?

3. When Tom Black Bull grabs the saddle to steady himself on one bronco, he is chewed out for not riding what?

4. The Mexican ex-bronco rider that now cooks is correct when he says what?

5. While en route to rendezvous with her husband, Bessie Black Bull and her son bathe in a ritual cleansing while singing what?

(see the answer key)

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