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

2. 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 does not believe him, so she and Tom quickly leave town.
(c) She returns to the Southern Ute reservation.
(d) She and Tom part ways, as she believes they will look for him.

3. Tom Black Bull is taken to his new dormitory room to get what?
(a) White man's food.
(b) White man's clothes.
(c) Pencils and paper.
(d) A Holy Bible.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Black Bull is entered in the first rodeo in Aztec, what is he instructed to do?

2. In what way is the gold prospector injured?

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

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?

5. Why do Tom Black Bull and his teacher bother to make the four-day ride just for the rodeo at Bernalillo?

(see the answer key)

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