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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Seven through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is all Blue Bird is good for, according to Star Elk?
(a) To fetch water or fuel.
(b) Her wonderful singing voice.
(c) Her beautiful sowing.
(d) Nothing.

2. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?
(a) She could not think of a better name.
(b) She was commanded to by the chief.
(c) She was born near water-lilies and her mother thinks she is as beautiful as the water-lilies.
(d) It was her grandmother's name.

3. What happens to Waterlily after Blue Bird prays for her and returns to camp in Chapter 3?
(a) She begins to get better.
(b) She is kidnapped by Star Elk.
(c) She fades into a coma and dies.
(d) She begins to speak in tongues.

4. What does Little Chief accomplish when Waterlily is twelve years old?
(a) He kills his first buffalo.
(b) He swims across the river.
(c) He writes his own song.
(d) He annoys her to death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Blue Bird take her children out to do as Waterlily gets older?

3. Who does Blue Bird's sister-in-laws' loyalty belong to ultimately?

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

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

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