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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 20 | Part 2, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In regards to Blue Elk being willing to sell his own grandmother, what is his reply?
(a) He never knew her.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She teaches at a different reservation.
(d) She works in a town over the mountains.

2. When his plowing fails, Tom Black Bull is next set to task as what?
(a) A herd boy with the cows.
(b) A herd boy with the goats.
(c) A coop boy with the chickens.
(d) A shepherd boy with the sheep.

3. After Tom Black Bull escapes the school, what old Indian tracker is sent with Benny Grayback to find him?
(a) Fish.
(b) Raven.
(c) Night Owl.
(d) Eagle Eye.

4. What is Blue Elk impressed to learn about Tom Black Bull?
(a) He brings the 'old way' out of Blue Elk by singing.
(b) He knows how to sing in the 'old ways' alone.
(c) He knows the 'old ways' have no end.
(d) He has lived alone in the 'old ways' for two years.

5. Upon returning to his mountain, what does Tom Black Bull learn?
(a) His spirit remains pure.
(b) His spirit is becoming polluted.
(c) He has lost much of his 'old ways' knowledge.
(d) He still remembers the songs of his spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days away from the agency school does Blue Elk take Tom Black Bull and the bear cub?

2. What is George Bull's demeanor when he arrives at the house following the fight?

3. Who does Tom Black Bull join with to become a bronco rider?

4. When Bessie Black Bull goes back to town a third time, what does she trade with Indian women in exchange for information about Blue Elk?

5. The main character, a Ute boy, first learns the Indian legends, keeps them alive, and then lives with white men. What happens to him, ultimately?

(see the answer key)

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