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

2. What does Little Chief tell Gloku he sees on top of a hill in Box Butte?
(a) He sees an attacking army.
(b) He sees the spirit of his parents.
(c) He sees a ghost.
(d) He sees a giant on the hill.

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

4. What causes Blue Bird to worry Waterlily is going to die in Chapter 3?
(a) The words spoken to her by her grandmother.
(b) A sign from God.
(c) Her husband is trying to kill both of them.
(d) Her weakening condition.

5. What two characteristics define the Dakota tribe?
(a) They are lazy and shiftless.
(b) They are cold and ruthless.
(c) They are nomadic and wild.
(d) They are devoted and loyal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Dakota tribe, who customarily helps parents raise their children?

2. What does Little Chief come to Blue Bird's tipi to do in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?

4. What is one of the most common traditions of the Dakota as seen in this novel?

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

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