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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. Who is Little Chief's father?
(a) Black Eagle.
(b) Gloku is unsure who his father is.
(c) His father is Rainbow.
(d) His father is the Big Chief.

2. What does the young man in the Sun Dance do when Waterlily offers him something while he is dancing in Chapter 11?
(a) Ignores her.
(b) Knocks it out of her hand.
(c) Leaves the dance with her immediately.
(d) Laughs at her.

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

4. Who does Blue Bird's sister-in-laws' loyalty belong to ultimately?
(a) The chief of the tribe.
(b) Blue Bird.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Waterlily.

5. What happens after Blue Bird and her grandmother wander alone for a few days in Chapter 2?
(a) They are haunted by several ghosts.
(b) They find a camp circle that welcomes them in.
(c) They come to a town where they find a hotel.
(d) They learn to hunt and fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't seem to help Waterlily's illness at all in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. How did the people in the camp justify the way Blue Bird and Star Elk went about marrying?

5. What does the boy who Waterlily's cousin supposedly agreed to marry realize in Chapter 12?

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