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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Black had gotten rid of all memory smells but the bear, and he plans to track it down and do what if it is a grizzly?

2. Tom Black Bull seems to draw the broncos that do what?

3. Mary Redmond tells Tom Black that she has located a rest home in the country run by whom?

4. When does Tom Black arrive and camp at his old campsite when he returns to locate the bear?

5. How does Tom Black get back to Pagosa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 42, Tom accepts a simple job of shepherding when he comes back to Pagosa to recover. When he is alone with the sheep, what is he surprised by? What are the memories that flood back? How does he adjust to the simple life as he recuperates and makes plans to return to the rodeo?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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