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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. Who taught Waterlily to take pride in Little Chief's accomplishments?
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Gloku.
(c) Blue Bird.
(d) No one.

2. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?
(a) He is jealous of the way other men look at her.
(b) She treats him horribly.
(c) He is in love with another woman.
(d) He believes she is possessed by a demon.

3. What happens after Blue Bird and her grandmother wander alone for a few days in Chapter 2?
(a) They find a camp circle that welcomes them in.
(b) They come to a town where they find a hotel.
(c) They are haunted by several ghosts.
(d) They learn to hunt and fish.

4. Who wants to give Waterlily a horse in Chapter 4?
(a) The chief of the camp circle.
(b) Little Chief's grandparents.
(c) Black Eagle.
(d) Blue Bird's grandmother.

5. What does this book, "Waterlily", tell the reader about the Dakota women?
(a) Their lives and customs.
(b) The war they waged against Dakota men.
(c) The effect of the telephone on them.
(d) Their rise to government positions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to take Blue Bird and her grandmother back to their people?

2. What does Little Chief want to do that he is refused because he is too young in Chapter 9?

3. Who does Little Chief begin training with?

4. Who do Gloku and her husband believe would be a good husband for Blue Bird?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Waterlily when she is left to care for her blind grandfather at the age of six?

4. What does Little Chief do as he grows older in Chapter 7?

5. What do Rainbow and the other men do in response to finding the dead Indian and why?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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