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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. Tom Black Bull tells Benny Grayback that he will agree to acclimate under what condition?
(a) If they will let his brother, Bear, free.
(b) If he can visit his parents' graves.
(c) If he can retrieve items from his lodge.
(d) If he can eat Indian meals.

2. When Tom Black Bull escapes from the school, what happens?
(a) He returns to his mountain and finds his lodge burned down.
(b) He takes up residence in his lodge as though he never left.
(c) He encounters the jays and chipmunks that remain his friends.
(d) He goes to his mountain and the song remains in his soul.

3. Tom Black Bull's parents teach him the methods of building lodges, preparing food for winter, and what else?
(a) Making pots from clay.
(b) Farming corn.
(c) Keeping his spirit in tune with nature.
(d) Hunting buffalo.

4. Whom does Tom Black Bull assist with the sheep?
(a) Ed Porter.
(b) Charley Huckleberry.
(c) Albert Left Hand.
(d) Benny Grayback.

5. What is the powerful, violent force directing Tom Black Bull's life while he is in training on the San Juan ranch?
(a) His instructor.
(b) The 'old way'.
(c) The Mexican ex-bronco rider.
(d) The horses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In addition to assisting ewes and lambs through the difficulty of birth, Tom Black Bull helps protect against what?

3. How is Tom Black Bull punished when he fights other boys?

4. Who is called to interpret for Tom Black Bull because he speaks only Ute?

5. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What compels Tom Black back to Horse Mountain?

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

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

5. In Chapter 28, what is it that the reader learns has changed for Red Dillon and Tom Black Bull upon going back to Colorado?

6. After returning to Pagosa following his injuries in New York, what does Tom Black recall when he enters Thatcher's Market?

7. What causes Tom Black to change his plans again when Woodward collects his sheep for the winter?

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

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

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

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