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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Tom Black Bull's ego and sense of adventure are fed by what as he assesses himself west of Corpus Christi?
(a) Winning big bets on the rodeo circuit.
(b) The exhilaration and bravado of the rodeo circuit.
(c) Eating in cafes instead of the Mexican ex-bronco rider's cooking.
(d) Sleeping in hotels instead of a dormitory room.

3. Where does Tom Black leave his clothes bag while he walks up the street?
(a) With the bus station clerk.
(b) With the train station clerk.
(c) With the postal clerk.
(d) With the waitress.

4. The last time Tom Black Bull returns to the hotel to find his instructor asleep and drunk again, he does what?
(a) Takes all but $5 from his pocket.
(b) Takes all but $20 from his pocket.
(c) Takes all but $10 from his pocket.
(d) Takes all but $15 from his pocket.

5. What does Blue Elk arrange with the agent regarding Tom Black Bull and the bear cub?
(a) To kill the cub with his bow and an arrow, and tell Tom he released it.
(b) To kill the cub and release Tom on the mountain.
(c) To accompany them to the mountain, release the cub, and bring Tom back.
(d) To accompany both to his lodge and release them there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Black moves on to Thatcher's Market where he purchases what?

2. West of Corpus Christi, Tom Black Bull assesses his life and his riding skills. How many horses have died under him?

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

4. In a local café in Pagosa, four men are staring at Tom Black in his fancy clothes and he feels what?

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

(see the answer key)

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