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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 is all Blue Bird is good for, according to Star Elk?
(a) Her wonderful singing voice.
(b) To fetch water or fuel.
(c) Her beautiful sowing.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does Star Elk spend his time doing instead of hunting for food?
(a) Begging from people in the camp.
(b) Being jealous of the attention Blue Bird receives from other men.
(c) Looking for a new wife.
(d) He sleeps soundly.

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

4. What does Blue Bird do immediately after giving birth?
(a) Runs to find Star Elk.
(b) Say a prayer of thankfulness.
(c) Wraps the baby up and changes clothes.
(d) Drown the baby in the river.

5. What does the word "Hao" mean in the Dakota language?
(a) It is the word for rain.
(b) Child of God.
(c) It is the word for approval and consent.
(d) It means life and spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blue Bird spend the night after Waterlily is born?

2. What happens to Waterlily after Blue Bird prays for her and returns to camp in Chapter 3?

3. Who wants to give Waterlily a horse in Chapter 4?

4. How does Gloku treat Waterlily compared to her biological grandchildren?

5. What surprise does Rainbow have for Blue Bird in Chapter 5, concerning their trip?

(see the answer key)

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