View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The foot of Granite Peak.
(b) The foot of Bald Mountain.
(c) The foot of Horse Mountain.
(d) The foot of Grizzly Mountain.

2. What is George Bull's demeanor when he arrives at the house following the fight?
(a) Calm and controlled.
(b) Frantic and upset.
(c) Worried and in fear.
(d) Nervous, but in control.

3. When Tom Black Bull is entered in the first rodeo in Aztec, what is he instructed to do?
(a) Ride in a betting scam.
(b) Ride without getting hurt.
(c) Win each ride.
(d) Ride hard, but honestly.

4. The spring after they are run out of Felice, where do Tom Black Bull and his teacher work?
(a) Northern Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle.
(b) Southwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle.
(c) Southern Colorado.
(d) Eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma panhandle.

5. Whom does Tom Black Bull assist with the sheep?
(a) Benny Grayback.
(b) Albert Left Hand.
(c) Ed Porter.
(d) Charley Huckleberry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When late March arrives, Tom Black Bull knows the time has come for what?

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

3. How many baskets does Bessie Black Bull trade for an ax, ammunition, a hunting knife, and candy at Jim Thatcher's store?

4. When Jim Thatcher tells Bessie Black Bull that Frank No Deer's death was self-defense, what does she do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what is it that the reader learns has changed for Red Dillon and Tom Black Bull upon going back to Colorado?

2. How does Tom Black prepare for the winter on the first bench of Granite Peak?

3. How do Tom Black Bull and his parents prepare for the winter on Horse Mountain?

4. What is happening to Tom Black Bull under Red Dillon's control that is frustrating him?

5. What is Tom Black's intent regarding rebuilding his muscles following his Madison Square Garden fall?

6. What transpires between Bessie Black Bull and Ute Indian women from the reservation regarding Blue Elk and his thievery?

7. What compels Tom Black back to Horse Mountain?

8. What happens when Tom Black Bull takes more than 700 dollars from Red Dillon?

9. When Tom Black lays asleep on prickly needles, what does he dream of?

10. Why does Tom Black accept the job offer from Jim Woodward?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,151 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample