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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 does Lowanla ask Waterlily if she was in Chapter 17?
(a) The girl at the Sun Dance.
(b) The girl in all the rumors he had heard.
(c) The girl he saw riding across the plains.
(d) The ghost of his mother.

2. What does Waterlily realize after Sacred Horse dies in Chapter 17?
(a) She is glad he is dead.
(b) She could have been a better wife to him.
(c) He was very wealthy.
(d) She caused his death.

3. Who does Waterlily sneak away to see during the dance in Chapter 11?
(a) Lowanla.
(b) Little Chief.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Blue Bird.

4. What happens while Waterlily goes after Little Bear who is collecting water in Chapter 16?
(a) She is bitten by a snake.
(b) She has a vision of Gloku.
(c) She loses her way.
(d) The group is attacked.

5. What happens at the same time Waterlily's grandfather dies?
(a) A buffalo enters the camp circle.
(b) Waterlily gives birth to a son.
(c) Black Eagle dies as well.
(d) Waterlily dies also.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Sacred Horse's father have?

2. Who is Waterlily's cousin that is mentioned in Chapter 12?

3. What has shamed the girl Waterlily and Blue Bird learn about in Chapter 12?

4. How long is the vow of fellowship taken by Dakota men to last for?

5. Why are the men supposed to dance around the tree for several days in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Waterlily learn about the camp circle when Sacred Horse's cousin finds her, Echo, and Little Bear in Chapter 16?

2. How does meeting Red Leaf's parents affect Waterlily's relationship with her husband?

3. Who gets sick in Chapter 16, with what illness, and what happens while the rest of the family awaits word from the camp circle?

4. What is a ghostkeeping, and why does Gloku's family decide to have one when she dies?

5. What happens that causes Blue Bird to talk to Waterlily about the proper ways to be courted by a young man, and why does Blue bird feel this is so important?

6. What story about a young boy moves Waterlily in Chapter 11?

7. Why does Leaping Fawn have a Virgin's Fire, and what happens during the ceremony?

8. What happens during the first part of the Sun Dance ceremony in Chapter 10, and what particularly captures Waterlily's attention?

9. Retrospectively, how does Waterlily feel about her marriage to Sacred Horse, and what vow does she make to herself?

10. When Sacred Horse tells his friend about the distance between him and his wife, what does Sacred Horse's friend suggest?

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