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

2. What happened to Blue Bird at the age of fourteen while picking beans with her grandmother?
(a) She had a vision of her future daughter.
(b) Her family was attacked and killed.
(c) She found a magic coin.
(d) She saw a shooting star.

3. What does Rainbow ask his parents to borrow in Chapter 4?
(a) Several hundred dollars.
(b) Their hunting tipi.
(c) Wood for a fire.
(d) A sturdy fishing line.

4. What does Blue Bird realize about marrying Rainbow?
(a) Rainbow will be a horrible father.
(b) She is not truly in love with him.
(c) Rainbow will never be home.
(d) Things will be different than her marriage to Star Elk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gloku do with the children's rocks in Chapter 5?

2. What is one of the most common traditions of the Dakota as seen in this novel?

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

4. What was given to Blue Bird and her grandmother when they join the camp circle in Chapter 2?

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

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