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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Tom Black Bull escapes from the school, what happens?
(a) He returns to his mountain and finds his lodge burned down.
(b) He encounters the jays and chipmunks that remain his friends.
(c) He goes to his mountain and the song remains in his soul.
(d) He takes up residence in his lodge as though he never left.

3. What does Red Dillon represent?
(a) The twisted spirit of the white man.
(b) The commercial ability of the white man.
(c) The helpful capability of the white man.
(d) The protective nature of the white rancher.

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

5. When Tom Black Bull lets some animals get ill eating green corn, he is put back in the barn for how long before he goes to the horses?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?

2. George and Bessie Black Bull are compelled to work where for the white man?

3. What does Frank No Deer buy with the $15 he steals?

4. When Bessie Black Bull goes back to town a third time, what does she trade with Indian women in exchange for information about Blue Elk?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom Black Bull manage as he rides the rodeo circuit the summer following Red Dillon's death?

2. What happens on the ride home when Red Dillon awakens from his stupor and Tom Black Dillon informs him that he took his money?

3. What transpires during Tom Black's night ride at Madison Square Garden?

4. How does the Black Bull family face the opening crisis situation in the first chapter?

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

6. What happens when Tom Black Bull is locked in his room at the school and he begins to chant?

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

8. What happens to Tom Black the next day after he has a dream in which Blue Elk becomes Red Dillon laughing at him?

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

10. Why is Tom Black unable to shoot the bear after waiting all night?

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