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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. A bear rushes into the meadow from the brush and kills what, as Tom Black muses over his rodeo plans one day?
2. What is Tom Black's initial reaction to Mary Redmond's suggestions regarding a rest home?
3. What does Tom Black do in response to an animal near him in the meadow being killed by a wild animal?
4. Those who observe how Tom Black rides and lives between rides see that the ride is the only time he does what?
5. Tom sets out to kill a boyhood, ends up killing the man he has been for so long, and finds what?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Thomas Black Bull was given that baptized name by the white man. But the Ute Indians select their own names by which they will be known. Tom declares he will call himself Bear's Brother. How does he come to select that name?
Essay Topic 2
There is a distinct contrast between the life Tom Black Bull knew on Bald Mountain and his life that unfolds juxtaposed on the rodeo circuit. Compare and contrast the two lifestyles. Why does Tom pursue the rodeo when he is more content with the 'old ways' on the mountain?
Essay Topic 3
Roundness of life is a significant theme in this story. It unfolds through Bessie Black Bull, who maintains the 'old ways' and instructs them to Tom. What is it the reader learns to look for with this theme? How does the concept of continuation within all life tie in with this 'roundness' theme? Detail the method Bessie uses to teach this intrinsic truth concerning nature.
This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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