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

2. What does Blue Bird take her children out to do as Waterlily gets older?
(a) Hunt and gather food for the camp.
(b) Tell them stories and play games with them.
(c) Teach them her mystic ways.
(d) Spy on Rainbow.

3. What does Blue Bird realize about marrying Rainbow?
(a) Rainbow will never be home.
(b) Things will be different than her marriage to Star Elk.
(c) Rainbow will be a horrible father.
(d) She is not truly in love with him.

4. How does Waterlily feel about the man Little Chief is becoming in Chapter 9?
(a) She is very proud of him.
(b) She is very jealous of the attention he receives.
(c) She really does not care.
(d) She is highly disappointed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rainbow throw at the noise in the bushes on the hunting trip in Chapter 9?

3. What happens to Waterlily after Blue Bird prays for her and returns to camp in Chapter 3?

4. What does the word "Hao" mean in the Dakota language?

5. What is Little Chief given after one of his first training sessions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Waterlily's hunka celebrations and the preparations that are made for it.

2. According to Chapter 2, how did Blue Bird come to live in this camp circle?

3. How does Little Chief join the war party, and how does he help?

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

5. In Chapter 1, what does Blue Bird name her child, and why?

6. Due to his anger at Blue Bird and the way the rest of the camp circle is treating him, what does Star Elk do?

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

8. What happens when Gloku takes Waterlily and Little Chief to the pile of prayers at Box Butte?

9. 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?

10. How is Little Chief honored when a dead Indian is found in the bushes during a hunting expedition?

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