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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. Who do Gloku and her husband believe would be a good husband for Blue Bird?
(a) Little Chief.
(b) Gloku's cousin.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) No one; they believe she should stay single.

2. 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) The white buffalo.
(d) Several ghosts.

3. What does the word "Hao" mean in the Dakota language?
(a) It means life and spirit.
(b) It is the word for rain.
(c) It is the word for approval and consent.
(d) Child of God.

4. How does Gloku treat Waterlily compared to her biological grandchildren?
(a) She teaches them to make fun of Waterlily.
(b) Much better than her biological grandchildren.
(c) She excludes Waterlily as much as possible.
(d) No different at all.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Waterlily after Blue Bird prays for her and returns to camp in Chapter 3?

2. What does Little Chief tell Gloku he sees on top of a hill in Box Butte?

3. How did the people in the camp justify the way Blue Bird and Star Elk went about marrying?

4. Who wants to give Waterlily a horse in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Blue Bird spend the night after Waterlily is born?

(see the answer key)

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