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

2. How do the Dakotas feel about their siblings' accomplishments?
(a) They do not have time to notice them usually.
(b) They are as proud as though it were their own accomplishment.
(c) They are so jealous they continuously fight.
(d) They feel competitive towards their siblings.

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 begins to speak in tongues.
(c) She fades into a coma and dies.
(d) She is kidnapped by Star Elk.

4. What does Waterlily find outside the tipi that she begins to eat in Chapter 8?
(a) A bushel of corn.
(b) A pemmican cake.
(c) A basket of apples.
(d) A wild mushroom.

5. What does Blue Bird's mother-in-law think Blue Bird's cousin can help her do?
(a) Get over Star Elk.
(b) Care for the newborn baby.
(c) Find a name for the newborn baby.
(d) Escape into the wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the camp stop on the way to their winter location at the start of Chapter 5?

2. What does Gloku take every opportunity to do to Blue Bird in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Star Elk summon to be with them when he takes Blue Bird to his family?

4. In the story that Black Eagle's family hears in Chapter 6, what did the buffalo do when the tribe was starving?

5. In Chapter 6, why has the size of the camp circle doubled once they stop for the winter?

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