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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 Blue Bird's grandmother spend her days doing once they return to their family's camp circle?
(a) Yelling at Blue Bird.
(b) Sewing clothes for Waterlily.
(c) Going from tipi to tipi to visit old friends.
(d) Talking to the chief.

2. 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) Any of the medicines the women of the tribe suggest her mother tried.
(c) Small sips of cool water given to her by her mother.
(d) Several people singing to her.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gloku teach the children while they are in her care?

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

4. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?

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

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