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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Waterlily realize after Sacred Horse dies in Chapter 17?
(a) She caused his death.
(b) She could have been a better wife to him.
(c) She is glad he is dead.
(d) He was very wealthy.

2. What are Black Eagle and his family trying to find before the ghostkeeping in Chapter 13?
(a) Replacement horses.
(b) Somewhere else to live.
(c) A singer for the ceremony.
(d) Gloku's money.

3. What happens two months after Mitawa is born?
(a) A man who looks like Sacred Horse rides into the camp.
(b) He is kidnapped by Star Elk.
(c) A prophet arrives at the camp.
(d) He is killed by a snake.

4. What does Waterlily require before she will agree to marry Lowanla?
(a) Nothing; she will never remarry.
(b) To know that Lowanla is not marrying her only out of obligation.
(c) A sum of money.
(d) Two years to grieve for Sacred Horse.

5. What does Blue Bird tell Waterlily about when they return to their camp circle in Chapter 12?
(a) How to make clothes from buffalo hide.
(b) How to be courted by a boy.
(c) How disappointed her father is because she snuck away.
(d) How to cook for the family.

6. Who comes to tell stories while Waterlily is at Red Leaf's family's tipi in Chapter 15?
(a) Black Eagle.
(b) Yankton.
(c) Star Elk.
(d) Gloku's spirit.

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

8. What does Waterlily spend time doing when she returns to her own camp circle in Chapter 17?
(a) Denouncing marriage to all who will listen.
(b) Getting out of doing chores.
(c) Weeping for Sacred Horse.
(d) Catching up with her cousins and visiting her grandfather.

9. Who does Rainbow go to visit in a far off camp circle in Chapter 10?
(a) His brother Star Elk.
(b) His friend Palani.
(c) His great grandfather.
(d) An ancient healer.

10. What did Gloku teach Waterlily to be?
(a) A shape shifter.
(b) A respectable Dakota woman.
(c) An excellent cook.
(d) A proficient seamstress.

11. What happens while Waterlily goes after Little Bear who is collecting water in Chapter 16?
(a) She has a vision of Gloku.
(b) The group is attacked.
(c) She loses her way.
(d) She is bitten by a snake.

12. What celebration is going on when Rainbow and family arrive at the far off camp circle in Chapter 10?
(a) A thanksgiving feast.
(b) A sun dance celebration.
(c) A sacrifice to the Gods.
(d) A rain dance celebration.

13. What makes Waterlily feel guilty about the way her marriage to Sacred Horse started?
(a) She never cooked well for him.
(b) She never loved him.
(c) She cheated on him.
(d) She was so shy at first.

14. How do the elders feel about Rainbow's decision to go visit his best friend?
(a) They could careless.
(b) They are irate about it.
(c) They do not fault him for it.
(d) They beg him not to go.

15. What does Waterlily's cousin have because a boy claims she agreed to marry him?
(a) A Virgin's Fire.
(b) An engagement party.
(c) A very angry family.
(d) A great feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waterlily discover in Chapter 17?

2. What is the camp circle left with for the rest of the winter in Chapter 16?

3. What was the significance of the ghostkeeping to Gloku?

4. What happens to Sacred Horse at the start of Chapter 16?

5. How does Waterlily respond to Lowanla's question about who she is in Chapter 17?

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