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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Tom Black Bull believe it is foolish to be a farmer?
(a) His parents' farming dried in a drought.
(b) Farming and gardening is women's work.
(c) One could pick berries and nuts that grew naturally.
(d) One does not turn the earth into what it does not want to be.

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

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

8. When his plowing fails, Tom Black Bull is next set to task as what?
(a) A coop boy with the chickens.
(b) A herd boy with the cows.
(c) A shepherd boy with the sheep.
(d) A herd boy with the goats.

9. After two years, George and Bessie Black Bull are in debt for how much to the white man?
(a) $52.
(b) $62.
(c) $42.
(d) $32.

10. When Tom Black Bull is entered in the first rodeo in Aztec, what is he instructed to do?
(a) Ride hard, but honestly.
(b) Ride in a betting scam.
(c) Ride without getting hurt.
(d) Win each ride.

11. Who is it that tracks the few Utes who have left the reservation to their camp?
(a) Albert Left Hand.
(b) Frank No Deer.
(c) Luther Spotted Dog.
(d) Blue Elk.

12. Why do Tom Black Bull and his teacher bother to make the four-day ride just for the rodeo at Bernalillo?
(a) The rodeo there pays more than at other places.
(b) For the experience of riding Mexican horses.
(c) So they will not be recognized and can pull a con.
(d) Tom stands a better chance of winning, as the rodeo is very small.

13. 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) A quarter.
(d) Two dollars.

14. How many baskets does Bessie Black Bull trade for an ax, ammunition, a hunting knife, and candy at Jim Thatcher's store?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

15. 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) Peaked like the mountain caps.
(c) A conical teepee made of animal skins.
(d) Round like the sun and path of the stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do George and Bessie Black Bull opt for when the white man's method of support fails?

2. Tom Black Bull is given a single room at whose suggestion?

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

4. What does the gold prospector do the morning after Bear's Brother spies him along the stream?

5. The spring after they are run out of Felice, where do Tom Black Bull and his teacher work?

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