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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blue Bird realize about marrying Rainbow?
(a) Rainbow will never be home.
(b) Rainbow will be a horrible father.
(c) Things will be different than her marriage to Star Elk.
(d) She is not truly in love with him.

2. How many brothers were on the hunting trip with Blue Bird when she was a child?
(a) None; she is an only child.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

3. Who wants to give Waterlily a horse in Chapter 4?
(a) Blue Bird's grandmother.
(b) The chief of the camp circle.
(c) Little Chief's grandparents.
(d) Black Eagle.

4. What do Dakotas believe they are in relation to all things?
(a) They are afraid of them.
(b) They are part of all things.
(c) They are here to conquer all things.
(d) They are inconsequential.

5. What has shamed the girl Waterlily and Blue Bird learn about in Chapter 12?
(a) Her parents are criminals.
(b) She cannot swim across the river.
(c) She had ruined a prayer ceremony.
(d) She had eloped and not been to see her husband's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family decide to have instead of a burial when Gloku dies?

2. What would Rainbow and his best friend be willing to do for each other?

3. Why are the men supposed to dance around the tree for several days in Chapter 11?

4. Who does Star Elk summon to be with them when he takes Blue Bird to his family?

5. What does the Dakota term Kola refer to?

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