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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 does the family in the story do instead of avenging their son's death in Chapter 15?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) They buy the killer gifts and welcome him into their family.
(c) Pray for his forgiveness.
(d) Leave the camp circle.

2. What happens two months after Mitawa is born?
(a) A prophet arrives at the camp.
(b) He is kidnapped by Star Elk.
(c) He is killed by a snake.
(d) A man who looks like Sacred Horse rides into the camp.

3. What has shamed the girl Waterlily and Blue Bird learn about in Chapter 12?
(a) She cannot swim across the river.
(b) Her parents are criminals.
(c) She had eloped and not been to see her husband's parents.
(d) She had ruined a prayer ceremony.

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

5. What do the women of the camp sneak and offer the men during the dance in Chapter 11?
(a) Escape from the tribe.
(b) Water to ease their suffering.
(c) Lots of money.
(d) Themselves in marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two women want from Black Eagle and his family in exchange for the two horses in Chapter 13?

2. Who greets Waterlily when she returns home in Chapter 17?

3. What do Waterlily and Little Bear fear has happened to Little Bear's father?

4. What does the word Mitawa mean in Dakota?

5. Who dies during Gloku's ghostkeeping ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the camp circle of Waterlily's new husband and new family in Chapter 14?

3. Why do women sneak water to their husbands and boyfriends during the Sun Dance, and how does Waterlily feel about this?

4. 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?

5. Describe the story that Yankton tells while Sacred Horse and Waterlily are at the tipi of Red Leaf's parents.

6. What is the significance of a Buffalo Ceremony, and why does Rainbow give one for Waterlily?

7. Why does Lowanla ask if Waterlily was the girl who offered him water at the Sun Dance, and how does Waterlily respond?

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

9. Why is it important that Rainbow is selected for the Kit Fox Society, and how does Palani react when he learns of this?

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

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