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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tom Black Bull tells his instructor that he will not ride the circuit with him anymore, he advises he will do what instead?
(a) Find safer, steadier work.
(b) Return to his mountain alone.
(c) Ride the big time alone, for keeps.
(d) Work the con circuit by himself.

2. In addition to assisting ewes and lambs through the difficulty of birth, Tom Black Bull helps protect against what?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Bears.
(c) Rattlesnakes.
(d) Racoons.

3. Tom Black Bull tells Benny Grayback that he will agree to acclimate under what condition?
(a) If he can retrieve items from his lodge.
(b) If they will let his brother, Bear, free.
(c) If he can eat Indian meals.
(d) If he can visit his parents' graves.

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

5. When Tom Black Bull grabs the saddle to steady himself on one bronco, he is chewed out for not riding what?
(a) Sharp.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Smart.
(d) Clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Having begun to reevaluate his life, Tom Black Bull returns to the hotel and refuses to comply with orders to do what?

3. What does Red Dillon represent?

4. Tom Black pushes himself beyond what is approved for his rehabilitation, causing Mary Redmond to be what?

5. How does Blue Elk trick Tom Black Bull into agreeing to go to the agency school?

(see the answer key)

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