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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 did Star Elk question about Blue Bird twice publicly?
(a) Her honor.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her motives for marriage.
(d) Her family heritage.

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

3. How many brothers were on the hunting trip with Blue Bird when she was a child?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) None; she is an only child.

4. In the Dakota tribe, who customarily helps parents raise their children?
(a) The grandmother and aunts of the child.
(b) The God of the water.
(c) No one; the mother must do it on her own.
(d) The council of tribal elders.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Blue Bir'ds newborn baby when Waterlily leaves his side in Chapter 7?

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

4. Who wants to give Waterlily a horse in Chapter 4?

5. While thankful for the help of her sister-in-laws, what is Blue Bird careful to avoid doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the camp circle feel about Star Elk's actions against Blue Bird, and what does Star Elk do as a result?

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

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

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

9. When Blue Bird's mother-in-law hears of the child's birth, what does she do, and what does she think in regards to her son?

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

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