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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Sixteen and Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, why has the size of the camp circle doubled once they stop for the winter?
(a) Some nomads were added on the trail.
(b) Another camp circle has joined them.
(c) Their hunters have returned to them.
(d) The women have all given birth to twins.

2. What does this book, "Waterlily", tell the reader about the Dakota women?
(a) Their lives and customs.
(b) Their rise to government positions.
(c) The war they waged against Dakota men.
(d) The effect of the telephone on them.

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

4. What would Rainbow and his best friend be willing to do for each other?
(a) Die for each other.
(b) Kill the chief.
(c) Denounce God.
(d) Leave the tribe.

5. What is Waterlily starting to understand as she grows into an adult?
(a) Her role as a slave to the men of the tribe.
(b) How to cook properly.
(c) The significance of Dakota traditions and her place in them.
(d) The burden she has put on her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waterlily's cousin have because a boy claims she agreed to marry him?

2. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Little Chief begin training with?

4. What does Little Chief accomplish when Waterlily is twelve years old?

5. What job is given to Little Chief in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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