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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 happens to Waterlily after Blue Bird prays for her and returns to camp in Chapter 3?
(a) She begins to get better.
(b) She fades into a coma and dies.
(c) She begins to speak in tongues.
(d) She is kidnapped by Star Elk.

2. Where does Blue Bird spend the night after Waterlily is born?
(a) In the midst of the growing water lilies.
(b) In her husband's bed.
(c) In a hammock by the river.
(d) With her cousin.

3. What do the people know about Blue Bird despite what is being said about her?
(a) She is possessed by a demon.
(b) She is stronger than most of the men of the tribe.
(c) The kind of person she is.
(d) She can tell the future.

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

5. What would a Dakota couple do in place of a traditional wedding ceremony?
(a) They would perform a wedding dance.
(b) The couple would cut each other's hair off.
(c) The couple would go on a wedding trip, then return and set up a tipi together.
(d) The couple would hunt a buffalo together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Star Elk question about Blue Bird twice publicly?

2. How many brothers were on the hunting trip with Blue Bird when she was a child?

3. What does Blue Bird gather to make an altar to pray for her daughter in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?

5. Why does Star Elk leave the camp permanently in Chapter 3?

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