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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. Who comes to take Blue Bird and her grandmother back to their people?
(a) The chief of her tribe.
(b) Her estranged husband, Star Elk.
(c) Blue Bird's cousin, Black Eagle.
(d) The spirit of her father.

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

3. How did the people in the camp justify the way Blue Bird and Star Elk went about marrying?
(a) Blue Bird did not have a mother to teach her any better.
(b) It was what Star Elk deserved for insulting the chief.
(c) The couple was young and in love.
(d) The money they received from Star Elk.

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

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 can tell the future.
(c) The kind of person she is.
(d) She is possessed by a demon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this book, "Waterlily", tell the reader about the Dakota women?

2. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?

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

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

5. What was Blue Bird's grandmother worried Star Elk would do to Blue Bird?

(see the answer key)

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