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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Woyaka believe the buffalo are to the Dakota?
(a) The sign of the devil.
(b) Their lords and masters.
(c) A pest to be exterminated.
(d) They are brothers.

2. How long can a Dakota ghostkeeping last?
(a) One whole day.
(b) Months or even years.
(c) From dusk until dawn.
(d) Three hours.

3. What do the women of the camp sneak and offer the men during the dance in Chapter 11?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) Escape from the tribe.
(c) Themselves in marriage.
(d) Water to ease their suffering.

4. What does Little Chief tell Gloku he sees on top of a hill in Box Butte?
(a) He sees the spirit of his parents.
(b) He sees a giant on the hill.
(c) He sees a ghost.
(d) He sees an attacking army.

5. What follows the singing in the celebration in Chapter 11?
(a) Nothing- that is the end of the celebration.
(b) Fasting and weeping.
(c) Hunting and feasting.
(d) More singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rainbow ask his parents to borrow in Chapter 4?

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

3. What does Blue Bird realize about marrying Rainbow?

4. Who taught Waterlily to take pride in Little Chief's accomplishments?

5. What happens to Blue Bird's grandmother while she is gathering wood in the summer?

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