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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young boy promise in sacrifice to the spirit during the dance?
(a) His soul.
(b) The life of his sister.
(c) One hundred pieces of flesh.
(d) A buffalo.

2. Why is the young boy going to be part of the dance in Chapter 11?
(a) He has prayed for his dying father.
(b) His mother begged the chief to let him do it.
(c) He can out dance everyone in the tribe.
(d) His father is chief of the tribe.

3. What does Waterlily do as soon as the ghostkeeping is over in Chapter 13?
(a) Run and hide in the woods.
(b) Weep for days.
(c) Try to commit suicide.
(d) Leave the camp circle with her new husband's two mothers.

4. Who did Ohiya meet when his father visited Palani years ago?
(a) A holy man that guided his life.
(b) His friend Red Leaf.
(c) His future wife.
(d) His maker.

5. Why does Waterlily show no emotion when meeting her future husband in Chapter 17?
(a) She cannot stand the man.
(b) She believes he is a spy.
(c) She plans to run away as soon as possible.
(d) She is still grieving for Sacred Horse.

6. Who greets Waterlily when she returns home in Chapter 17?
(a) No one; her home is gone.
(b) Red Leaf and his children.
(c) Star Elk.
(d) Her whole family except Little Chief.

7. What does finding her social parents do for Waterlily?
(a) Ease her homesickness.
(b) Free her from a loveless marriage.
(c) Make her insane.
(d) Put more of a burden on her.

8. In Chapter 17, why can't Waterlily tell Lowanla the truth about their first meeting?
(a) She does not remember it at all.
(b) Sacred Horse's family would disapprove.
(c) She should not have been so bold as to bring him water during the Sun Dance.
(d) It would hurt him to learn the truth.

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

10. What happens at the same time Waterlily's grandfather dies?
(a) Waterlily dies also.
(b) Waterlily gives birth to a son.
(c) A buffalo enters the camp circle.
(d) Black Eagle dies as well.

11. How do Waterlily and Little Bear find Little Bear's mother, Echo, in Chapter 16?
(a) Tied to a stake.
(b) Dead.
(c) They don't because she has disappeared.
(d) Scalped and barely alive.

12. What does the word Mitawa mean in Dakota?
(a) Servant of spirits.
(b) Spirit-bringer.
(c) Strong buffalo.
(d) My son.

13. What follows the singing in the celebration in Chapter 11?
(a) More singing.
(b) Fasting and weeping.
(c) Nothing- that is the end of the celebration.
(d) Hunting and feasting.

14. How did Waterlily act when she saw Sacred Horse while getting water?
(a) She ran and hid.
(b) She carried his water for him.
(c) She giggled with her friends.
(d) She showed no interest as her mother taught her to do.

15. What is given in the name of the dead to end the ghostkeeping?
(a) Buffalo meat.
(b) Tears.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Locks of hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while Waterlily goes after Little Bear who is collecting water in Chapter 16?

2. Why are Waterlily and Sacred Horse having trouble communicating in Chapter 15?

3. What does Waterlily do out of love and respect for her grandmother's memory?

4. What are Black Eagle and his family trying to find before the ghostkeeping in Chapter 13?

5. What celebration is going on when Rainbow and family arrive at the far off camp circle in Chapter 10?

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