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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What differs between horses that Tom Black Bull rode on the sagebrush range and those that he rides on the new spread?
(a) Indian ponies were smaller.
(b) Indian ponies were heftier.
(c) Indian horses were bigger.
(d) Essentially no difference.

2. What sort of lodge does George Black Bull build when snow begins to show in the mountains?
(a) In a cave behind brush and stones.
(b) A conical teepee made of animal skins.
(c) Round like the sun and path of the stars.
(d) Peaked like the mountain caps.

3. West of Corpus Christi, Tom Black Bull assesses his life and his riding skills. How many horses have died under him?
(a) 2 at this point.
(b) None.
(c) 3 at this point.
(d) 1 at this point.

4. The Mexican ex-bronco rider that now cooks is correct when he says what?
(a) Tom Black Bull's instructor wins, Tom wins, but the horse does not win.
(b) Tom Black Bull's instructor wins, the horse wins, but Tom does not win.
(c) Tom Black Bull's instructor wins, but the horse and Tom do not win.
(d) Tom Black Bull's instructor wins, the horse wins, and Tom wins.

5. How does Blue Elk trick Tom Black Bull into agreeing to go to the agency school?
(a) Believing the townsfolk will hunt his cub bear unless he does.
(b) Believing the 'old ways' are dead.
(c) Believing he needs to teach his people.
(d) Believing he needs to learn the white man's ways.

6. Who is called to interpret for Tom Black Bull because he speaks only Ute?
(a) Albert Left Hand.
(b) Blue Elk.
(c) Benny Grayback.
(d) Charles Huckleberry.

7. Why has Tom Black Bull taken well to caring for the sheep?
(a) The goats wander too far.
(b) It is a part of his nature.
(c) The pigs are always groveling in mud.
(d) It is not as much work as horses.

8. When Tom Black Bull lets some animals get ill eating green corn, he is put back in the barn for how long before he goes to the horses?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 month.

9. George and Bessie Black Bull are compelled to work where for the white man?
(a) The cattle ranch.
(b) The sheep ranch.
(c) The steelmill.
(d) The sawmill.

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

11. 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.

12. In regards to Blue Elk being willing to sell his own grandmother, what is his reply?
(a) She teaches at a different reservation.
(b) She works in a town over the mountains.
(c) She is dead.
(d) He never knew her.

13. The wild bronco is a symbol of Tom Black Bull's what?
(a) Spirit before being twisted by the white man.
(b) Spirit after being twisted by the white man.
(c) Love of the outdoors before being twisted by the white man.
(d) Love of nature before being twisted by the white man.

14. How is George Black Bull killed?
(a) Shot by the sheriff.
(b) He drowns.
(c) In an avalanche.
(d) Strangled by Blue Elk.

15. In addition to warmth, why does Bessie Black Bull give her son a red blanket?
(a) Red is the color for honor.
(b) Red is the color for trust.
(c) Red is the color for courage.
(d) Red is the color for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank No Deer buy with the $15 he steals?

2. What is Blue Elk impressed to learn about Tom Black Bull?

3. The Mexican ex-bronco rider knows that by Tom Black Bull giving in to his violence, he will become what?

4. How many baskets does Bessie Black Bull trade for an ax, ammunition, a hunting knife, and candy at Jim Thatcher's store?

5. Tom Black Bull's parents teach him the methods of building lodges, preparing food for winter, and what else?

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