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

2. What does Rainbow hear while sitting around the campfire on the hunting trip in Chapter 9?
(a) An approaching storm.
(b) A bird calling.
(c) A ghost whispering.
(d) The war cries of another tribe.

3. Why does Star Elk leave the camp permanently in Chapter 3?
(a) He is killed by a buffalo.
(b) He finds a better camp to live in.
(c) The chief orders him to leave immediately.
(d) He is ashamed of his own behavior towards Blue Bird.

4. What does Blue Bird take her children out to do as Waterlily gets older?
(a) Hunt and gather food for the camp.
(b) Spy on Rainbow.
(c) Tell them stories and play games with them.
(d) Teach them her mystic ways.

5. What will Waterlily do at any festival in the future to let people know how her father felt about her?
(a) Paint her face red.
(b) Be in charge of the festivities.
(c) Sing the song he wrote her.
(d) Give a speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waterlily notice while watching the singers in the celebration in Chapter 10?

2. How does Rainbow see Waterlily after he marries Blue Bird?

3. When Dakotas take people into their family, what do they become?

4. How does Blue Bird notice Rainbow is different from Star Elk?

5. What are Dakota women taught is important from early childhood?

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