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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 24 | Part 3, Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blue Elk knows that life based on the 'old ways' contrasts starkly with how he lives and is what?
(a) Comparable to his lifestyle.
(b) Inferior to his lifestyle.
(c) Superior to his lifestyle.
(d) Identical to his lifestyle.

2. Why has Tom Black Bull taken well to caring for the sheep?
(a) The pigs are always groveling in mud.
(b) It is not as much work as horses.
(c) The goats wander too far.
(d) It is a part of his nature.

3. What does the introductory poem summarize?
(a) The demise of some, but not all, American Indian tribes.
(b) The tragedy of the demise of American Indian legends.
(c) The pathos of the demise of the American Indian way.
(d) The tragedy of the demise of the American Wild West.

4. Tom Black Bull tells the Mexican ex-bronco rider that he feels powerless at this point in his life, except for when?
(a) When alone in the sagebrush.
(b) When making money.
(c) When alone in the mountains.
(d) When riding horses.

5. Tom Black Bull is taken to his new dormitory room to get what?
(a) A Holy Bible.
(b) White man's food.
(c) Pencils and paper.
(d) White man's clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In regards to Blue Elk being willing to sell his own grandmother, what is his reply?

2. The other students tease Tom Black Bull about his basket weaving skill and call him what?

3. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?

4. After two years, George and Bessie Black Bull are in debt for how much to the white man?

5. When the first frost arrives, Bessie examines the pine nuts, acorns, and fish they have and decides what?

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