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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 would a Dakota couple do in place of a traditional wedding ceremony?
(a) The couple would go on a wedding trip, then return and set up a tipi together.
(b) The couple would cut each other's hair off.
(c) They would perform a wedding dance.
(d) The couple would hunt a buffalo together.

2. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) She believes it a sign to run from the camp immediately.
(b) Her prayers will be answered.
(c) Her husband is eavesdropping on her.
(d) She has developed a high fever and is hallucinating.

3. What does Rainbow give away in Waterlily's name to celebrate during the ceremony in Chapter 8?
(a) Horses.
(b) All his possessions.
(c) Blue Bird.
(d) A lock of his hair.

4. What does Woyaka believe the buffalo are to the Dakota?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) A pest to be exterminated.
(c) Their lords and masters.
(d) The sign of the devil.

5. Why does the camp say they are making fun of Star Elk in Chapter 3?
(a) He snores very loudly.
(b) He has said several stupid things about the chief.
(c) He is acting like a woman.
(d) He has horrible body odor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Rainbow's sisters preparing for Blue Bird's upcoming new baby at the start of Chapter 7?

2. What does Gloku's dream tell her that she feels very uneasy about?

3. Who taught Waterlily to take pride in Little Chief's accomplishments?

4. What did Star Elk question about Blue Bird twice publicly?

5. What name does Rainbow give Blue Bird's new baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gloku and the rest of the camp circle feel about Rainbow's marriage to Blue Bird?

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

5. When Waterlily leaves Ohiya for a moment in Chapter 7, what happens and how is this rectified?

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

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

8. How does Star Elk act when Blue Bird decides to stay with her cousin for a few days after her child is born?

9. Why does Gloku visit Blue Bird, and what does Blue Bird learn about Gloku's family in Chapter 4?

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

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