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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Mexican ex-bronco rider knows that by Tom Black Bull giving in to his violence, he will become what?
(a) More like what he hates.
(b) Nothing like what he wants.
(c) Less comfortable on horses.
(d) More like what he wants.

2. What is Bessie's response to the situation her man has gotten into?
(a) She understands an unspoken truth - George acted justly, according to his conscience.
(b) She collects her son and departs - George acted foolishly, in anger.
(c) She chastises her husband - he has gotten his family into deep trouble.
(d) She questions George - what has he done to be chased by the white man.

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

4. What is the powerful, violent force directing Tom Black Bull's life while he is in training on the San Juan ranch?
(a) His instructor.
(b) The horses.
(c) The Mexican ex-bronco rider.
(d) The 'old way'.

5. What does the bear cub that Tom Black Bull takes care of represent?
(a) Tom's communion with his parents' spirits.
(b) Tom's 'old way' spirit.
(c) Tom's communion with nature.
(d) Tom's communion with the wilderness.

6. How does Tom Black Bull share part of his deer kill?
(a) With Blue Elk.
(b) With a bear.
(c) With the sheriff.
(d) With Jim Thatcher.

7. The last time Tom Black Bull returns to the hotel to find his instructor asleep and drunk again, he does what?
(a) Takes all but $15 from his pocket.
(b) Takes all but $5 from his pocket.
(c) Takes all but $10 from his pocket.
(d) Takes all but $20 from his pocket.

8. Where do Bessie Black Bull and her son wait for two days to ensure that no one follows them en route to their rendezvous with her husband?
(a) The foot of Granite Peak.
(b) The foot of Grizzly Mountain.
(c) The foot of Bald Mountain.
(d) The foot of Horse Mountain.

9. How is Tom Black Bull punished when he fights other boys?
(a) He is forced to make more baskets.
(b) He is made to stay out in the cold.
(c) He is flogged.
(d) He is forced to stand in a corner.

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

11. When Bessie Black Bull goes back to town a third time, what does she trade with Indian women in exchange for information about Blue Elk?
(a) Calico.
(b) Basketry.
(c) Firewood.
(d) Wool.

12. What is Blue Elk impressed to learn about Tom Black Bull?
(a) He brings the 'old way' out of Blue Elk by singing.
(b) He knows the 'old ways' have no end.
(c) He knows how to sing in the 'old ways' alone.
(d) He has lived alone in the 'old ways' for two years.

13. What does Frank No Deer buy with the $15 he steals?
(a) Sheep.
(b) A new suit.
(c) Traps.
(d) A plow.

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

15. The other students tease Tom Black Bull about his basket weaving skill and call him what?
(a) Baby Bear.
(b) She-bear.
(c) Basket Woman.
(d) Bear's Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Tom Black Bull and his teacher later force a Mexican shepherd to make them food?

2. What method does the Mexican ex-bronco rider use to quiet Tom Black Bull's life for a few hours?

3. What is it that Tom Black Bull admires for sale in a store window when he arrives in Bayfield with Albert Left Hand?

4. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?

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

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