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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 does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?
(a) He had nothing to do with settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(b) He was responsible for stealing from Jim Thatcher's store.
(c) He was partly responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(d) He was totally responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.

2. What is it that Tom Black Bull admires for sale in a store window when he arrives in Bayfield with Albert Left Hand?
(a) A horse blanket.
(b) A saddle.
(c) A jacket with brass buttons.
(d) A rifle.

3. What does Red Dillon represent?
(a) The commercial ability of the white man.
(b) The twisted spirit of the white man.
(c) The helpful capability of the white man.
(d) The protective nature of the white rancher.

4. 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.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon returning to his mountain, what does Tom Black Bull learn?

2. When Tom Black Bull realizes he has been betrayed by Blue Elk, what does he fight for?

3. Tom Black Bull is left with the horses when his instructor buys a pickup and trailer, then goes to do what?

4. The wild bronco is a symbol of Tom Black Bull's what?

5. When late March arrives, Tom Black Bull knows the time has come for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what sort of glimpse does the author provide of life on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in comparison to Indian life the 'old way'?

2. What is the bear cub that is shackled in the corral symbolic of?

3. How does Tom Black prepare for the winter on the first bench of Granite Peak?

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

5. Why do Mary Redmond and Tom Black run opposed to each other?

6. How will Tom Black work for Jim Woodward in the summer?

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

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

9. What methods does Red Dillon use to teach Tom Black Bull to ride?

10. What happens when Jim Woodward offers Tom Black a winter job a second time?

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