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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 does this book, "Waterlily", tell the reader about the Dakota women?
(a) Their rise to government positions.
(b) The war they waged against Dakota men.
(c) The effect of the telephone on them.
(d) Their lives and customs.

2. Who does Star Elk summon to be with them when he takes Blue Bird to his family?
(a) Blue Bird's grandmother.
(b) The chief of the tribe.
(c) An Indian spirit god.
(d) Several servants.

3. Why does the camp say they are making fun of Star Elk in Chapter 3?
(a) He has horrible body odor.
(b) He has said several stupid things about the chief.
(c) He snores very loudly.
(d) He is acting like a woman.

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) To go and see his newborn baby.
(c) Feed her.
(d) Speak to her for two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Blue Bird do immediately after giving birth?

3. What does the word "Hao" mean in the Dakota language?

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

5. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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