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

2. What does the bear cub that Tom Black Bull takes care of represent?
(a) Tom's communion with the wilderness.
(b) Tom's communion with his parents' spirits.
(c) Tom's 'old way' spirit.
(d) Tom's communion with nature.

3. What differs between horses that Tom Black Bull rode on the sagebrush range and those that he rides on the new spread?
(a) Indian ponies were smaller.
(b) Indian ponies were heftier.
(c) Indian horses were bigger.
(d) Essentially no difference.

4. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?
(a) He was partly responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(b) He was totally responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(c) He had nothing to do with settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(d) He was responsible for stealing from Jim Thatcher's store.

5. What sort of lodge does George Black Bull build when snow begins to show in the mountains?
(a) Peaked like the mountain caps.
(b) Round like the sun and path of the stars.
(c) A conical teepee made of animal skins.
(d) In a cave behind brush and stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the powerful, violent force directing Tom Black Bull's life while he is in training on the San Juan ranch?

2. Who does Tom Black Bull share a room with in the dormitory?

3. Why does Tom Black Bull believe it is foolish to be a farmer?

4. How is George Black Bull killed?

5. In addition to warmth, why does Bessie Black Bull give her son a red blanket?

(see the answer key)

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