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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. His second July riding big rodeos, Tom Black Bull's wild horse smashes into the gate and causes what injuries?
(a) Pierces the horse's chest, breaks Tom's leg and ribs.
(b) Pierces the horse's chest, breaks Tom's arm and leg.
(c) Pierces the horse's chest, breaks Tom's arm and ribs.
(d) Breaks the horse's neck and Tom's arm.

2. What does Tom Black Bull's instructor die from?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) Being thrown from a horse.
(c) A bad heart, liver, and kidneys.
(d) A brain aneurysm.

3. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?
(a) He had nothing to do with settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(b) He was partly responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(c) He was responsible for stealing from Jim Thatcher's store.
(d) He was totally responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.

4. After his first summer on the big rodeo circuit, Tom Black Bull returns to the ranch to discover what on his first evening back?
(a) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his wallet.
(b) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his jacket pockets.
(c) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his trousers pockets.
(d) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his suitcase.

5. How does Tom Black Bull care for his instructor's body?
(a) Offers to pay for the burial.
(b) Buries it at the San Juan ranch.
(c) Collects saloon donations to pay for the funeral.
(d) Leaves it for the city pauper's cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. If you include the one killed in Aztec, which is not in the records, Tom Black determines he has killed how many horses before his ride in Madison Square Garden?

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

3. Tom Black Bull tells Benny Grayback that he will agree to acclimate under what condition?

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. What does Blue Elk arrange with the agent regarding Tom Black Bull and the bear cub?

(see the answer key)

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