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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How long is the vow of fellowship taken by Dakota men to last for?
(a) A week and a half.
(b) One full moon cycle.
(c) For life.
(d) Twelve years.

5. What is Waterlily adjusting to at the start of Chapter 14?
(a) The new moccasins she received.
(b) The dry heat of summer.
(c) Being the leader of the camp circle.
(d) Her new family and camp circle.

6. What does the family decide to have instead of a burial when Gloku dies?
(a) A ghostkeeping.
(b) A party to celebrate.
(c) A feast in which all tribes are fed.
(d) A cremation.

7. Who dies during Gloku's ghostkeeping ceremony?
(a) The whole tribe.
(b) No one.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Red Leaf.

8. What is the significance of the two horses Black Eagle has for the ghostkeeping in Chapter 13?
(a) They are the main gift for the ghostkeeping.
(b) Black Eagle won them in a card game.
(c) They are to carry the coffin.
(d) They are to be sacrificed to God.

9. What makes Waterlily very happy in Chapter 17?
(a) The demise of their enemies.
(b) A letter from Sacred Horse.
(c) An abundant crop of corn.
(d) Her marriage to Lowanla.

10. Why are Waterlily and her cousin allowed to participate in cutting down the Sacred Tree?
(a) They are the best behaved children in attendance.
(b) A bribe by Rainbow.
(c) They begged and pleaded.
(d) They are both beloved children.

11. How does Rainbow's best friend refer to Gloku?
(a) As mother.
(b) He refuses to speak to her.
(c) Her grace.
(d) Aunt Gloku.

12. 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.

13. What does Waterlily vow to do regarding sneaking away in Chapter 11?
(a) To never sneak away again.
(b) To never tell anyone about it.
(c) To do it again as soon as possible.
(d) To take Little Chief with her next time.

14. What does Sacred Horse begin to see when they start spending time with Red Leaf's family?
(a) The real Waterlily.
(b) A way to profit from his marriage.
(c) That Waterlily is in love with Red Leaf.
(d) He does not love Waterlily.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the two horses before the ghostkeeping?

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

3. Who comes to tell stories while Waterlily is at Red Leaf's family's tipi in Chapter 15?

4. What happens at the same time Waterlily's grandfather dies?

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

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