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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two white men exit a saloon and offer Tom Black Bull how much to ride 'his horse' at the end of town?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) A dime.
(c) A quarter.
(d) Fifty cents.

2. 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.

3. Tom Black Bull is given a single room at whose suggestion?
(a) Charley Huckleberry.
(b) Dolly Beaverfoot.
(c) Benny Grayback.
(d) Rowena Ellis.

4. Tom Black Bull emerges a new man after purchasing new clothing and going to the barber, and draws the attention of whom?
(a) A new instructor.
(b) A store clerk.
(c) A cafe cook.
(d) A waitress.

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

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

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

8. When Tom Black Bull grabs the saddle to steady himself on one bronco, he is chewed out for not riding what?
(a) Smart.
(b) Clean.
(c) Sharp.
(d) Smooth.

9. What method does the Mexican ex-bronco rider use to quiet Tom Black Bull's life for a few hours?
(a) Telling him stories of the 'old ways'.
(b) Praying in the chapel.
(c) Harvesting chilies and beans.
(d) Playing his guitar and singing.

10. The spring after they are run out of Felice, where do Tom Black Bull and his teacher work?
(a) Southwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle.
(b) Eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma panhandle.
(c) Southern Colorado.
(d) Northern Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle.

11. What does Blue Elk arrange with the agent regarding Tom Black Bull and the bear cub?
(a) To accompany both to his lodge and release them there.
(b) To kill the cub with his bow and an arrow, and tell Tom he released it.
(c) To kill the cub and release Tom on the mountain.
(d) To accompany them to the mountain, release the cub, and bring Tom back.

12. 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?
(a) Blue Elk.
(b) Benny Grayback.
(c) Jim Thatcher.
(d) The preacher.

13. What happens during one rodeo ride in Texas requiring hospitalization for Tom Black Bull?
(a) He breaks his arm.
(b) He breaks his leg.
(c) He breaks his collarbone.
(d) He breaks his hip.

14. When the first frost arrives, Bessie examines the pine nuts, acorns, and fish they have and decides what?
(a) This is the way it should be.
(b) They needed to find additional food.
(c) The white man's supplies were better.
(d) It was better with the corn grown in the fields.

15. How many days away from the agency school does Blue Elk take Tom Black Bull and the bear cub?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is George Black Bull killed?

2. What does the bear cub that Tom Black Bull takes care of represent?

3. Who does Tom Black Bull share a room with in the dormitory?

4. What happens with George Black Bull's body?

5. Tom Black Bull and his teacher are run out of Felice with the latter shirtless, so he leaves what on a clothesline they pass?

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