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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't seem to help Waterlily's illness at all in Chapter 3?
(a) The medicines given to her mother by a shaman.
(b) Small sips of cool water given to her by her mother.
(c) Any of the medicines the women of the tribe suggest her mother tried.
(d) Several people singing to her.

2. Why does Star Elk leave the camp permanently in Chapter 3?
(a) He is ashamed of his own behavior towards Blue Bird.
(b) He is killed by a buffalo.
(c) The chief orders him to leave immediately.
(d) He finds a better camp to live in.

3. What was given to Blue Bird and her grandmother when they join the camp circle in Chapter 2?
(a) The rules of the camp circle.
(b) Everything they needed to live there, including a tipi.
(c) Several diseases including small pox.
(d) A bodyguard to assure their safety.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Star Elk summon to be with them when he takes Blue Bird to his family?

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

4. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?

5. What does Star Elk refuse to do in Chapter 3 out of anger towards Blue Bird?

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