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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. Two white men exit a saloon and offer Tom Black Bull how much to ride 'his horse' at the end of town?
2. Having begun to reevaluate his life, Tom Black Bull returns to the hotel and refuses to comply with orders to do what?
3. Who has George Black Bull killed?
4. When his plowing fails, Tom Black Bull is next set to task as what?
5. George and Bessie Black Bull are compelled to work where for the white man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What transpires during Tom Black's night ride at Madison Square Garden?
2. How is Tom Black Bull introduced to his moneymaking skills in Chapter 21?
3. What does the introductory poem to "When the Legends Die" summarize?
4. Why does Tom Black accept the job offer from Jim Woodward?
5. How does Red Dillon use Tom Black Bull to make money on his initial scam?
6. How does the theme of the roundness of all life unfold through Bessie Black Bull?
7. What transpires when Tom Black Bull makes the escape from the agency school to his lodge on the mountain in October?
8. How will Tom Black work for Jim Woodward in the summer?
9. How does Tom come to be called Bear's Brother?
10. What transpires the day after Tom Black Bull spies the gold prospector by the stream?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The bear in this story represents Tom Black Bull and his boyhood. This is his foundation, his connection with the 'old ways'. Explain how In the end, his arduous trek to find and kill his bear leads Tom to his reparation and purification of the evil individual he has become.
Essay Topic 2
Bessie Black Bull follows the 'old way' of teaching through songs. Elaborate on this Ute Indian approach to passing on their heritage. What songs does Tom Black Bull learn from his mother? What is he taught through them?
Essay Topic 3
Tom Black earned a name for himself riding rodeo. He made good money at times. Explain why it is that Tom will never return to ride in the arena.
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