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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Mexican ex-bronco rider knows that by Tom Black Bull giving in to his violence, he will become what?

2. The spring after they are run out of Felice, where do Tom Black Bull and his teacher work?

3. Tom Black Bull is taken to his new dormitory room to get what?

4. When Tom Black Bull grabs the saddle to steady himself on one bronco, he is chewed out for not riding what?

5. What method does the Mexican ex-bronco rider use to quiet Tom Black Bull's life for a few hours?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tom come to be called Bear's Brother?

4. What happens when Tom Black Bull encounters his bear cub the next spring at the reservation school boundaries?

5. How do Tom Black Bull and his parents prepare for the winter on Horse Mountain?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What transpires between Bessie Black Bull and Ute Indian women from the reservation regarding Blue Elk and his thievery?

10. What happens when Tom Black Bull arrives with his bear cub companion in town to trade basketry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George and Bessie Black Bull live the winter with their son in the mountains. How do they prepare for the winter the 'old way'? What do they do for food? What clothing do they make? Where will they live? How will they keep warm?

Essay Topic 2

The first horse Tom Black Bull rode to death was in his initial rodeo in Aztec. The last was in Madison Square Garden. What is Tom's violence directed against? Why does he take his violence out on the horses? What does Red Dillon represent? What does Tom become more like as he gives in progressively to his violence?

Essay Topic 3

For a period in each of their lives, both George Black Bull and Tom are outlaws, but each is a different type of outlaw. George is an outlaw for killing a man. What are his reasons? What type of outlaw is Tom? Why does he do what he does? Compare and contrast the two.

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