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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?
(a) He is jealous of the way other men look at her.
(b) He believes she is possessed by a demon.
(c) She treats him horribly.
(d) He is in love with another woman.

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

3. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) Her prayers will be answered.
(b) Her husband is eavesdropping on her.
(c) She has developed a high fever and is hallucinating.
(d) She believes it a sign to run from the camp immediately.

4. Where does Gloku decide to take the children to learn to pray?
(a) The pile of prayers.
(b) To the chapel at Santa Anna.
(c) The waterfall in the river.
(d) To the shaman of the tribe.

5. Why does the camp say they are making fun of Star Elk in Chapter 3?
(a) He snores very loudly.
(b) He has horrible body odor.
(c) He has said several stupid things about the chief.
(d) He is acting like a woman.

6. Who comes to take Blue Bird and her grandmother back to their people?
(a) The spirit of her father.
(b) Blue Bird's cousin, Black Eagle.
(c) Her estranged husband, Star Elk.
(d) The chief of her tribe.

7. What does Rainbow find in the bushes when he investigates in Chapter 9?
(a) A dead Indian.
(b) A rabid coyote.
(c) A bag of gold.
(d) Waterlily and Little Chief.

8. What job is given to Little Chief in Chapter 9?
(a) Carrying the bags.
(b) Cleaning the animals that are killed.
(c) Rowing the canoe.
(d) Watering the horses.

9. What does Gloku's dream tell her that she feels very uneasy about?
(a) In four nights she will be in danger and will be invisible.
(b) There will not be enough food for the winter.
(c) Rainbow is cheating on his new wife, Blue Bird.
(d) The camp circle has been infiltrated by spies.

10. How do the Dakotas feel about their siblings' accomplishments?
(a) They are so jealous they continuously fight.
(b) They feel competitive towards their siblings.
(c) They are as proud as though it were their own accomplishment.
(d) They do not have time to notice them usually.

11. What are Rainbow's sisters preparing for Blue Bird's upcoming new baby at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) A boat to carry the baby down river.
(b) A name for the baby.
(c) A chest filled with toys.
(d) Cradles and clothing for the baby.

12. 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) At the spot where Waterlily was born.
(c) The middle of the camp circle.
(d) In her own tipi.

13. 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 are haunted by several ghosts.
(c) They come to a town where they find a hotel.
(d) They find a camp circle that welcomes them in.

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

15. What doesn't seem to help Waterlily's illness at all in Chapter 3?
(a) The medicines given to her mother by a shaman.
(b) Any of the medicines the women of the tribe suggest her mother tried.
(c) Small sips of cool water given to her by her mother.
(d) Several people singing to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Little Chief's father?

2. What is Blue Bird's response to Rainbow's marriage proposal?

3. What does Gloku teach the children while they are in her care?

4. What does Woyaka believe the buffalo are to the Dakota?

5. What does Blue Bird make for Little Chief in Chapter 4?

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