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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. In addition to warmth, why does Bessie Black Bull give her son a red blanket?
(a) Red is the color for courage.
(b) Red is the color for protection.
(c) Red is the color for honor.
(d) Red is the color for trust.

2. Upon Bessie Black Bull's second trip to trade baskets at Jim Thatcher's store, what does she get?
(a) Wool cloth and a coat with carved antler buttons.
(b) Calico cloth and a coat with wooden buttons.
(c) Wool material and a coat with a zipper.
(d) Calico material and a coat with brass buttons.

3. Who does Tom Black Bull join with to become a bronco rider?
(a) Bill Edwards.
(b) Red Dillon.
(c) Marty Redmond.
(d) Ed Porter.

4. How many days away from the agency school does Blue Elk take Tom Black Bull and the bear cub?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. 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 rifle.
(b) A horse blanket.
(c) A saddle.
(d) A jacket with brass buttons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Black Bull tells Benny Grayback that he will agree to acclimate under what condition?

2. Blue Elk talks Tom Black Bull into doing what with the bear cub?

3. Having begun to reevaluate his life, Tom Black Bull returns to the hotel and refuses to comply with orders to do what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpires during Tom Black Bull's discussion with the doctor following Meo's passing?

2. How does Mary Redmond attempt to pressure herself into becoming a continuing part of Tom Black's rehabilitation?

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

4. What are the 'old ways' Bessie Black Bull teaches Tom as they escape Pagosa and flee into Horse Mountain to link up with her husband, George?

5. What happens to Tom Black the next day after he has a dream in which Blue Elk becomes Red Dillon laughing at him?

6. What is Tom Black doing in preparation to ride rodeo again?

7. How does Red Dillon use Tom Black Bull to make money on his initial scam?

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

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

10. How does Meo, the Mexican ex-bronco twister, take Tom Black Bull under his belt at Red Dillon's spread?

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