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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. When Tom Black Bull escapes from the school, what happens?
(a) He takes up residence in his lodge as though he never left.
(b) He encounters the jays and chipmunks that remain his friends.
(c) He goes to his mountain and the song remains in his soul.
(d) He returns to his mountain and finds his lodge burned down.

2. What happens with George Black Bull's body?
(a) Bessie and Tom bury it in the 'old way'.
(b) The sheriff has it buried in the commoner's cemetery.
(c) It is never found.
(d) Animals eat it.

3. Upon Bessie Black Bull's second trip to trade baskets at Jim Thatcher's store, what does she get?
(a) Calico material and a coat with brass buttons.
(b) Wool material and a coat with a zipper.
(c) Wool cloth and a coat with carved antler buttons.
(d) Calico cloth and a coat with wooden buttons.

4. When Jim Thatcher tells Bessie Black Bull that Frank No Deer's death was self-defense, what does she do?
(a) She tells him it is too late, that George is dead.
(b) She and Tom part ways, as she believes they will look for him.
(c) She does not believe him, so she and Tom quickly leave town.
(d) She returns to the Southern Ute reservation.

5. What is the white man's idea of how the Utes should live?
(a) Hunting and fishing.
(b) Farming corn.
(c) Raising chickens and turkeys.
(d) Raising hogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom Black head back to after stocking up on supplies?

2. Blue Elk knows that life based on the 'old ways' contrasts starkly with how he lives and is what?

3. One night, Tom Black dreams that Blue Elk is speaking to him as though he is still a boy, stating the 'old ways' are gone and Tom must learn to read, write, and what else?

4. Who recognizes that Tom Black Bull and his pet bear are no threat when they arrive in town one July, and manages to calm the townsfolk?

5. What do Bessie and Tom Black Bull gather willow shoots and other plants for?

(see the answer key)

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