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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom's mother told her son that time lays scars on a man, becoming part of his being, just like what?
(a) Markings on a diamondback rattlesnake.
(b) White head of a bald eagle
(c) Stripes on a chipmunk.
(d) Stripes on a skunk.

2. Now that he is about to leave the hospital, Tom Black knows at this phase that he will be alone, raw, and without the shield of what that he has had for so long?
(a) Harmony of nature, roundness of life.
(b) Nurses and doctors.
(c) The morbid rodeo crowd.
(d) His anger and violence.

3. When does Tom Black's employer link up with him to collect the herd?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

4. Looking back, what does Tom know the bear would have done had he fired his rifle and missed the bear's heart?
(a) Killed him.
(b) Awaited to be killed.
(c) Stared at him.
(d) Run away.

5. What is Tom Black's initial reaction to Mary Redmond's suggestions regarding a rest home?
(a) He quickly falls in line with her offers.
(b) He accepts to quiet her, but plans to leave without her knowing.
(c) He orders her to leave him alone.
(d) He reluctantly accepts her invitations.

6. Walking up the street, Tom Black recognizes what Indian across the road that now looks like a skid row character?
(a) Blue Elk, who used to trick him.
(b) Benny Grayback, the old head man.
(c) Charley Huckleberry, a former council member.
(d) Luther Spotted Dog, his former roommate.

7. What does Tom Black feel later that day after he awakes from his dream?
(a) Landed on by a bronco, his last ride.
(b) Slammed against the gate while on the bronco.
(c) Jolt of the bronco coming out of the chute.
(d) Thrown from a bronco coming out of the chute.

8. Tom Black Bull spends much time thinking as he recovers, then decides to what?
(a) Buy the ranch and teach Utes to ride broncos.
(b) Buy the ranch and give up rodeo riding.
(c) Quit rodeo riding and return to the mountain.
(d) Burn down the ranch cabin and barn.

9. If you include the one killed in Aztec, which is not in the records, Tom Black determines he has killed how many horses before his ride in Madison Square Garden?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

10. What form of exercise does Tom Black use to strengthen his legs?
(a) Mountain hiking.
(b) Jumping rope.
(c) Walking.
(d) Jogging.

11. Talking with his employer about the bear he saw makes Tom Black do what?
(a) Talk his employer into following him to where he saw the bear.
(b) Change his plans again.
(c) Purchase a rifle to hunt the bear.
(d) Continue with his plans for the rodeo.

12. What is the rodeo a wild ride of, literally and figuratively?
(a) Bumps and bruises.
(b) Tosses and turns.
(c) Ups and downs.
(d) Slips and falls.

13. What does Tom Black tell his new employer about his past?
(a) Everything about his rodeo work.
(b) Nothing about his rodeo work.
(c) Only about his riding, nothing about the crowds or his fear.
(d) Sketchy details about his rodeo work.

14. Tom Black is unable to pursue his plans until he first does what?
(a) Traps the bear.
(b) Attempts to find the bear.
(c) Kills the bear.
(d) Faces the bear.

15. What is Tom Black's reaction when children in the park recognize him and point him out as a killer?
(a) He is saddened, knowing that it is children who are affected.
(b) He ignores them outwardly, but inside it tears him apart.
(c) It does not bother him in the least.
(d) He points back at them, says they are next.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the last chapter, Tom Black's name has changed to what?

2. When he makes his way around the mountain the first time in his search for the bear, the odds are in favor of it being what type?

3. Tom will live awhile in the 'old ways', then go to town and the Indian school to see what is happening, but will not what?

4. Until he heals more, Tom Black accepts a job doing what that will not be too hard on him?

5. How does Tom Black describe broncos to Mary Redmond?

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