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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. Where does the camp stop on the way to their winter location at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) The peak of a mountain.
(b) A deserted canyon.
(c) The outskirts of Cheyenne.
(d) Near Box Butte.

2. What causes Blue Bird to worry Waterlily is going to die in Chapter 3?
(a) The words spoken to her by her grandmother.
(b) A sign from God.
(c) Her husband is trying to kill both of them.
(d) Her weakening condition.

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

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

5. What is one of the most common traditions of the Dakota as seen in this novel?
(a) Slandering each other.
(b) Slaughtering other tribes.
(c) Gift giving.
(d) Not being prepared for the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit each of the families in the camp circle during the winter?

2. How does Gloku treat Waterlily compared to her biological grandchildren?

3. How does Rainbow see Waterlily after he marries Blue Bird?

4. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?

5. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?

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