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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gloku do with the children's rocks in Chapter 5?
(a) Carves them into chess pieces.
(b) Paints them.
(c) Takes them away.
(d) Stows them away in a bag.

2. What will Waterlily do at any festival in the future to let people know how her father felt about her?
(a) Sing the song he wrote her.
(b) Give a speech.
(c) Paint her face red.
(d) Be in charge of the festivities.

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

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

5. What does Star Elk spend his time doing instead of hunting for food?
(a) He sleeps soundly.
(b) Being jealous of the attention Blue Bird receives from other men.
(c) Begging from people in the camp.
(d) Looking for a new wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Dakota tribe, who customarily helps parents raise their children?

2. What does Star Elk refuse to do in Chapter 3 out of anger towards Blue Bird?

3. Why does Star Elk leave the camp permanently in Chapter 3?

4. What does Gloku teach the children while they are in her care?

5. What does Little Chief tell Gloku he sees on top of a hill in Box Butte?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Little Chief, and how does Blue Bird treat him?

2. How does Waterlily feel when Little Chief kills his first buffalo, and why is it important?

3. Why does Rainbow decide to make Waterlily a hunka, what does this mean, and how does Waterlily feel about it?

4. Describe the place Rainbow takes Blue Bird for their honeymoon trip.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Rainbow tell his parents, and how do they feel about this and why?

6. What does Blue Bird do when her child becomes sick in Chapter 3?

7. What does Blue Bird learn soon after her child gets better in Chapter 3?

8. In Chapter 7, how does Blue Bird's new family help her prepare for the baby she is expecting? How does Blue Bird feel about this, and why?

9. How does Blue Bird's grandmother die, and what happens during the burial tradition?

10. What story does Woyaka tell Black Eagle's family?

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