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

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

3. In the Dakota tribe, who customarily helps parents raise their children?
(a) The grandmother and aunts of the child.
(b) The God of the water.
(c) The council of tribal elders.
(d) No one; the mother must do it on her own.

4. Where is Blue Bird having friends and family call on her in Chapter 4?
(a) She is not allowing friends and family call on her.
(b) In her own tipi.
(c) At the spot where Waterlily was born.
(d) The middle of the camp circle.

5. Where does Blue Bird spend the night after Waterlily is born?
(a) In the midst of the growing water lilies.
(b) In her husband's bed.
(c) In a hammock by the river.
(d) With her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Waterlily feel about the man Little Chief is becoming in Chapter 9?

2. What does Little Chief come to Blue Bird's tipi to do in Chapter 4?

3. What does Blue Bird realize about marrying Rainbow?

4. What is the name of Blue Bird's third child?

5. What are Rainbow's sisters preparing for Blue Bird's upcoming new baby at the start of Chapter 7?

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