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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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 horses were bigger.
(b) Essentially no difference.
(c) Indian ponies were heftier.
(d) Indian ponies were smaller.

2. When late March arrives, Tom Black Bull knows the time has come for what?
(a) The Bear Dance.
(b) The Bear Song.
(c) The Bear Growling.
(d) The Bear Mating.

3. 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) Benny Grayback.
(b) Blue Elk.
(c) Jim Thatcher.
(d) The preacher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character, a Ute boy, first learns the Indian legends, keeps them alive, and then lives with white men. What happens to him, ultimately?

2. Upon returning to the school, to what task is Tom Black Bull assigned at the Cobbler's Shop?

3. Two white men exit a saloon and offer Tom Black Bull how much to ride 'his horse' at the end of town?

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

5. Why has Tom Black Bull taken well to caring for the sheep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpires during Tom Black's night ride at Madison Square Garden?

2. What is happening to Tom Black Bull under Red Dillon's control that is frustrating him?

3. What is printed about Tom Black in the newspaper when he rides in Madison Square Garden?

4. How is Tom Black Bull introduced to his moneymaking skills in Chapter 21?

5. What happens when Tom Black Bull takes more than 700 dollars from Red Dillon?

6. What is Tom Black's intent regarding rebuilding his muscles following his Madison Square Garden fall?

7. What does Blue Elk do in his attempt to trick Tom Black Bull to return with him to the school?

8. How does Tom Black Bull manage as he rides the rodeo circuit the summer following Red Dillon's death?

9. How does Tom Black Bull adjust to life at the agency school?

10. What happens when Tom Black Bull is locked in his room at the school and he begins to chant?

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