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

2. What does Blue Bird do immediately after giving birth?
(a) Say a prayer of thankfulness.
(b) Drown the baby in the river.
(c) Wraps the baby up and changes clothes.
(d) Runs to find Star Elk.

3. In the Dakota tribe, who customarily helps parents raise their children?
(a) The council of tribal elders.
(b) No one; the mother must do it on her own.
(c) The God of the water.
(d) The grandmother and aunts of the child.

4. How does Rainbow see Waterlily after he marries Blue Bird?
(a) As a slave at his beck and call.
(b) As his own child.
(c) Worthless because she is female.
(d) An outsider never to be included.

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

6. What happens to Blue Bird's grandmother while she is gathering wood in the summer?
(a) She finds an amulet buried in the ground.
(b) She is killed when a tree falls on her.
(c) She is kidnapped by a warring tribe.
(d) She is bitten by a spider.

7. What happens to Waterlily after Blue Bird prays for her and returns to camp in Chapter 3?
(a) She begins to speak in tongues.
(b) She begins to get better.
(c) She fades into a coma and dies.
(d) She is kidnapped by Star Elk.

8. What would a Dakota couple do in place of a traditional wedding ceremony?
(a) The couple would hunt a buffalo together.
(b) The couple would go on a wedding trip, then return and set up a tipi together.
(c) The couple would cut each other's hair off.
(d) They would perform a wedding dance.

9. What two characteristics define the Dakota tribe?
(a) They are devoted and loyal.
(b) They are nomadic and wild.
(c) They are cold and ruthless.
(d) They are lazy and shiftless.

10. 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.

11. What does Little Chief want to do that he is refused because he is too young in Chapter 9?
(a) Speak his mind.
(b) Smoke the peace pipe.
(c) Join the war party.
(d) Hear the ghost stories being told.

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

13. What is Blue Bird finding it hard to do when she returns to her camp in Chapter 4?
(a) Hear people who are talking to her.
(b) Start a fire for cooking.
(c) Walk.
(d) Readjust to the camp.

14. Now that Little Chief is getting older, who is he spending most of his time with?
(a) The older boys in the camp.
(b) Rainbow.
(c) Blue Bird and Gloku.
(d) A musical choir passing through.

15. How does Blue Bird notice Rainbow is different from Star Elk?
(a) He is more intelligent.
(b) He speaks more eloquently.
(c) His work ethic is much better.
(d) He is much more attractive than Star Elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blue Bird gather to make an altar to pray for her daughter in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. What does Star Elk spend his time doing instead of hunting for food?

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

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