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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. His second July riding big rodeos, Tom Black Bull's wild horse smashes into the gate and causes what injuries?
(a) Pierces the horse's chest, breaks Tom's arm and leg.
(b) Pierces the horse's chest, breaks Tom's arm and ribs.
(c) Pierces the horse's chest, breaks Tom's leg and ribs.
(d) Breaks the horse's neck and Tom's arm.

2. What do the beans being choked by the weeds represent?
(a) The life being choked from horses on the rodeo circuit.
(b) Tom Black Bull being nearly choked from life on the ranch.
(c) The Mexican ex-bronco rider's life being choked from his farming life.
(d) Tom Black Bull being nearly choked from the white man's rodeo circuit.

3. Where does Tom Black still have to face his fear in person?
(a) The arena.
(b) The corral.
(c) The desert.
(d) The mountain.

4. Who initially attempts to help Tom Black deal with his dreams in New York?
(a) A preacher.
(b) An Indian rodeo hand.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nurse.

5. After his first summer on the big rodeo circuit, Tom Black Bull returns to the ranch to discover what on his first evening back?
(a) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his trousers pockets.
(b) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his suitcase.
(c) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his wallet.
(d) The Mexican ex-bronco rider rummaging his jacket pockets.

Short Answer Questions

1. One night, Tom Black dreams that Blue Elk is speaking to him as though he is still a boy, stating the 'old ways' are gone and Tom must learn to read, write, and what else?

2. When does Tom Black arrive and camp at his old campsite when he returns to locate the bear?

3. Tom Black dreams about his mother dying, chanting her death song, which brings what to the foreground of his psyche?

4. As Tom Black Bull moves into the big time rodeo, riding as his own man, what is he bringing Into his next stage of life?

5. In Tom Black's contact with Mary Redmond, he recalls the others who tried to make him do things their way. Who are they?

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