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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. How does Tom Black describe broncos to Mary Redmond?
(a) As troubled spirits.
(b) As mean outlaws.
(c) As mountain bears.
(d) As merely untamed.

2. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?
(a) All but a small basket.
(b) All but her clothing.
(c) All but the red coat for Tom.
(d) All but the blue coat for Tom.

3. While en route to rendezvous with her husband, Bessie Black Bull and her son bathe in a ritual cleansing while singing what?
(a) A song to the sun rising.
(b) A song for clean souls.
(c) A song to the sunset.
(d) A song for rain.

4. Why do Tom Black Bull and his teacher bother to make the four-day ride just for the rodeo at Bernalillo?
(a) So they will not be recognized and can pull a con.
(b) The rodeo there pays more than at other places.
(c) For the experience of riding Mexican horses.
(d) Tom stands a better chance of winning, as the rodeo is very small.

5. How do Tom Black Bull and his teacher later force a Mexican shepherd to make them food?
(a) Under threat of clubbing.
(b) At gunpoint.
(c) Under threat of punching.
(d) At knifepoint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Those who observe how Tom Black rides and lives between rides see that the ride is the only time he does what?

2. What form of signaling does Albert Left Hand exercise with his dogs that Tom Black attempts again?

3. What is the rodeo a wild ride of, literally and figuratively?

4. Where do Bessie Black Bull and her son wait for two days to ensure that no one follows them en route to their rendezvous with her husband?

5. Starved, what does Tom Bull begin cooking for his next meal following breakfast on his initial day at work?

(see the answer key)

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