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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom's mother told her son that time lays scars on a man, becoming part of his being, just like what?
(a) Stripes on a chipmunk.
(b) Markings on a diamondback rattlesnake.
(c) Stripes on a skunk.
(d) White head of a bald eagle

2. What form of exercise does Tom Black use to strengthen his legs?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Jumping rope.
(c) Walking.
(d) Mountain hiking.

3. One night, Tom Black dreams that Blue Elk is speaking to him as though he is still a boy, stating the 'old ways' are gone and Tom must learn to read, write, and what else?
(a) Rope steer.
(b) Plow fields.
(c) Raise cows.
(d) Raise sheep.

4. Upon returning to the ranch to recover a second time, Tom Black Bull learns what about the Mexican ex-bronco rider?
(a) He broke his neck falling from a horse.
(b) He drowned attempting a rescue in a flooded stream.
(c) He decided to die in his sleep.
(d) He decided to commit suicide by gunshot.

5. When does Tom Black's employer link up with him to collect the herd?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

6. In Tom Black's contact with Mary Redmond, he recalls the others who tried to make him do things their way. Who are they?
(a) Bessie Black Bull, Rowena Ellis, Benny Grayback, Meo.
(b) Meo, Rowena Ellis, Frank No Deer, George Black Bull.
(c) Blue Elk, Frank No Deer, Jim Thatcher, Red Dillon.
(d) Blue Elk, Rowena Ellis, Benny Grayback, Red Dillon.

7. In Tom Black's second dream while in the juniper on Horse Mountain, thoughts of what go through his mind?
(a) Feeling of the icy cold water he bathed in.
(b) Situations of extreme physical pain.
(c) Items he has smelled or tasted burnt.
(d) Loneliness in the absence of his father and mother.

8. What is Tom Black's painful trek back up the mountain, naked and completely vulnerable to nature, an act of?
(a) Fear.
(b) Newness.
(c) Atonement.
(d) Death.

9. What does Tom not realize takes place whenever he is 'riding for the crowd' and as a killer?
(a) He can never stop drugs for pain.
(b) He is riding the white man's way.
(c) He only wins when he kills.
(d) He always loses.

10. One afternoon Tom Black picks grasses, weaves a tiny basket, then leaves it in a tree as a nest for what?
(a) A prairie chicken.
(b) A field mouse.
(c) A prairie dog.
(d) A chipmunk.

11. Why does Mary Redmond not like cats?
(a) Cats are too independent.
(b) Cats scratch too quickly.
(c) Cats are finicky eaters.
(d) Cats claw furniture.

12. When Tom Black initiates his physical therapy with Mary Redmond, he is getting around how?
(a) Held up by two aides.
(b) With crutches.
(c) In a wheelchair.
(d) Using a cane.

13. Tom Black obtains the rodeo schedule, intends to make a comeback, and plans to use his summer pay to buy what?
(a) Hotel rooms and food.
(b) A car.
(c) A saddle.
(d) A trailer.

14. As Tom Black Bull moves into the big time rodeo, riding as his own man, what is he bringing Into his next stage of life?
(a) His new calm, peaceful tranquility.
(b) His new fear of loss and injury.
(c) His new, hard, vicious spirit.
(d) His new successful sense of achievement.

15. In Tom Black's first dream the bear represents his 'old ways' spirit, while the bronco represents what?
(a) His fears over who he is, and is trying to become.
(b) His transition into the white man's world.
(c) His anxiousness in leaving the 'old ways', eagerness to find new ones.
(d) His excitement on the rough ride into the white man's world.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Black rides in Madison Square Garden, the newspaper relates that he has killed how many horses?

2. How does Tom Black describe broncos to Mary Redmond?

3. Looking back, what does Tom know the bear would have done had he fired his rifle and missed the bear's heart?

4. What does Tom Black feel later that day after he awakes from his dream?

5. What animals does Tom Black leave the remainder of his uneaten, initial breakfast pancakes for?

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