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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Four through Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Blue Bird's grandmother worried Star Elk would do to Blue Bird?
(a) Kill her while on their honeymoon.
(b) Disgrace her by not honoring his commitment to her.
(c) Take her away never to return.
(d) Physically abuse her.

2. How does Rainbow see Waterlily after he marries Blue Bird?
(a) As his own child.
(b) As a slave at his beck and call.
(c) Worthless because she is female.
(d) An outsider never to be included.

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

4. What does Gloku take every opportunity to do to Blue Bird in Chapter 6?
(a) Tell her she is no good.
(b) Make fun of the way she speaks.
(c) Introduce her to the new people at the camp.
(d) Criticize the way she raises her daughter.

5. When Dakotas take people into their family, what do they become?
(a) The family's slave.
(b) Outcasts from the rest of the Dakota families.
(c) Part of that family for life.
(d) Marked targets for other tribes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Blue Bird notice Rainbow is different from Star Elk?

2. Why was Blue Bird's grandmother not pleased with Blue Bird's intention to marry Star Elk?

3. What would a Dakota couple do in place of a traditional wedding ceremony?

4. How did the people in the camp justify the way Blue Bird and Star Elk went about marrying?

5. What is Blue Bird's response to Rainbow's marriage proposal?

(see the answer key)

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