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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 tell Waterlily about when they return to their camp circle in Chapter 12?
(a) How to be courted by a boy.
(b) How to make clothes from buffalo hide.
(c) How to cook for the family.
(d) How disappointed her father is because she snuck away.

2. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) She has developed a high fever and is hallucinating.
(b) Her prayers will be answered.
(c) Her husband is eavesdropping on her.
(d) She believes it a sign to run from the camp immediately.

3. What is Gloku known for in the camp circle?
(a) Her horrible cooking.
(b) Being a bad mother.
(c) Her generosity.
(d) Her incessant chatter.

4. What is Rainbow going to do to Waterlily because he is so glad she is alive?
(a) Teach her how to hunt buffalo.
(b) Write a song for her.
(c) Make her a hunka, or beloved child.
(d) Give her every desire she has.

5. What job is given to Little Chief in Chapter 9?
(a) Watering the horses.
(b) Cleaning the animals that are killed.
(c) Rowing the canoe.
(d) Carrying the bags.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rainbow throw at the noise in the bushes on the hunting trip in Chapter 9?

2. Where is Blue Bird having friends and family call on her in Chapter 4?

3. While thankful for the help of her sister-in-laws, what is Blue Bird careful to avoid doing?

4. What happened to Blue Bird at the age of fourteen while picking beans with her grandmother?

5. What do the people know about Blue Bird despite what is being said about her?

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