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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the rodeo a wild ride of, literally and figuratively?
(a) Bumps and bruises.
(b) Tosses and turns.
(c) Slips and falls.
(d) Ups and downs.

3. Who does Tom Black Bull join with to become a bronco rider?
(a) Red Dillon.
(b) Ed Porter.
(c) Marty Redmond.
(d) Bill Edwards.

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

5. Tom Black Bull's ego and sense of adventure are fed by what as he assesses himself west of Corpus Christi?
(a) The exhilaration and bravado of the rodeo circuit.
(b) Eating in cafes instead of the Mexican ex-bronco rider's cooking.
(c) Winning big bets on the rodeo circuit.
(d) Sleeping in hotels instead of a dormitory room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Tom Black Bull admires for sale in a store window when he arrives in Bayfield with Albert Left Hand?

2. What is George Bull's demeanor when he arrives at the house following the fight?

3. What animals does Tom Black leave the remainder of his uneaten, initial breakfast pancakes for?

4. The circle the stars make is juxtaposed to the squareness of what?

5. What does Tom Black tell his new employer about his past?

(see the answer key)

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