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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. In the story that Black Eagle's family hears in Chapter 6, what did the buffalo do when the tribe was starving?
(a) Die of starvation as well.
(b) Enter the camp and allow enough of them to be killed to avoid the tribe starving.
(c) Desert the plains and remain out of site until the winter was over.
(d) Stampede through a hunting party.

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

3. Who comes to visit each of the families in the camp circle during the winter?
(a) Woyaka, a famed storyteller.
(b) A United States soldier.
(c) Several ghosts.
(d) The white buffalo.

4. What two characteristics define the Dakota tribe?
(a) They are nomadic and wild.
(b) They are devoted and loyal.
(c) They are lazy and shiftless.
(d) They are cold and ruthless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Blue Bird finding it hard to do when she returns to her camp in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. When Dakotas take people into their family, what do they become?

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

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