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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. In the Dakota tribe, who customarily helps parents raise their children?
(a) The grandmother and aunts of the child.
(b) The God of the water.
(c) The council of tribal elders.
(d) No one; the mother must do it on her own.

2. What does Waterlily find outside the tipi that she begins to eat in Chapter 8?
(a) A basket of apples.
(b) A wild mushroom.
(c) A pemmican cake.
(d) A bushel of corn.

3. What does Star Elk refuse to do in Chapter 3 out of anger towards Blue Bird?
(a) Share his peace pipe with her.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Speak to her for two weeks.
(d) To go and see his newborn baby.

4. What would Rainbow and his best friend be willing to do for each other?
(a) Die for each other.
(b) Leave the tribe.
(c) Kill the chief.
(d) Denounce God.

5. What happens after Blue Bird and her grandmother wander alone for a few days in Chapter 2?
(a) They are haunted by several ghosts.
(b) They come to a town where they find a hotel.
(c) They find a camp circle that welcomes them in.
(d) They learn to hunt and fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Waterlily starting to understand as she grows into an adult?

2. What does Little Chief accomplish when Waterlily is twelve years old?

3. What is the name of Blue Bird's third child?

4. What celebration is going on when Rainbow and family arrive at the far off camp circle in Chapter 10?

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

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