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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Blue Bird at the age of fourteen while picking beans with her grandmother?
(a) Her family was attacked and killed.
(b) She found a magic coin.
(c) She saw a shooting star.
(d) She had a vision of her future daughter.

2. What does Little Chief accomplish when Waterlily is twelve years old?
(a) He annoys her to death.
(b) He writes his own song.
(c) He kills his first buffalo.
(d) He swims across the river.

3. Who does Star Elk summon to be with them when he takes Blue Bird to his family?
(a) Blue Bird's grandmother.
(b) An Indian spirit god.
(c) The chief of the tribe.
(d) Several servants.

4. In the story that Black Eagle's family hears in Chapter 6, what did the buffalo do when the tribe was starving?
(a) Die of starvation as well.
(b) Enter the camp and allow enough of them to be killed to avoid the tribe starving.
(c) Desert the plains and remain out of site until the winter was over.
(d) Stampede through a hunting party.

5. What does Blue Bird gather to make an altar to pray for her daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) Several buckets of water blessed by the chief.
(b) A bushel of corn husks.
(c) Sticks and leaves.
(d) The only things left of her father's.

6. What is Little Chief given after one of his first training sessions?
(a) His first horse.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A tipi of his own.

7. In Chapter 8, what is six-year-old Waterlily left to do while her grandmother goes out for the day?
(a) Clean the tipi.
(b) Hunt that night's dinner.
(c) Care for her blind grandfather.
(d) Chop the firewood for the night.

8. What does Rainbow throw at the noise in the bushes on the hunting trip in Chapter 9?
(a) A bone.
(b) A log.
(c) A cup of water.
(d) Several rocks.

9. Who does Little Chief begin training with?
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Bear Heart.
(c) Black Eagle.
(d) The Chief.

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

11. What was Blue Bird's grandmother worried Star Elk would do to Blue Bird?
(a) Physically abuse her.
(b) Kill her while on their honeymoon.
(c) Take her away never to return.
(d) Disgrace her by not honoring his commitment to her.

12. What does Gloku take every opportunity to do to Blue Bird in Chapter 6?
(a) Introduce her to the new people at the camp.
(b) Criticize the way she raises her daughter.
(c) Tell her she is no good.
(d) Make fun of the way she speaks.

13. What does Waterlily love to hear her brother talk about in Chapter 9?
(a) Her mother.
(b) His first buffalo kill.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Himself.

14. While thankful for the help of her sister-in-laws, what is Blue Bird careful to avoid doing?
(a) Speaking her true feelings about them.
(b) Letting them know her plans to run away.
(c) Talking to Rainbow about the baby.
(d) Taking advantage of their kindness.

15. Where is Blue Bird having friends and family call on her in Chapter 4?
(a) In her own tipi.
(b) She is not allowing friends and family call on her.
(c) At the spot where Waterlily was born.
(d) The middle of the camp circle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gloku do with the children's rocks in Chapter 5?

2. What does Rainbow find in the bushes when he investigates in Chapter 9?

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

4. What do the people know about Blue Bird despite what is being said about her?

5. Now that Little Chief is getting older, who is he spending most of his time with?

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