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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Black Bull tells his instructor that he will not ride the circuit with him anymore, he advises he will do what instead?

2. After several more seasons, legends about Tom Black Bull start to crop up as well as what new nickname?

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

4. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the introductory poem summarize? What about the American Indians' demise? What about the troubled course of this story's main character into manhood?

Essay Topic 2

Tom encounters the bear while herding sheep and he is surprised. It brings back memories as well as questions. Why does Tom go back to track the bear down? What will he do when he finds the bear? Why is he unable to kill the bear? What journey does his second meeting with the bear compel Tom to take?

Essay Topic 3

Early in the book the reader learns the Utes are quite resourceful, and they approach life in a very practical fashion. When the farming methods taught them by the white man fail due to drought, they revert to their 'old ways', which are clearly in concert with nature. Contrast the approach of the white man to life with the 'old ways' handed down to Tom Black Bull by his parents.

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