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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. How long can a Dakota ghostkeeping last?
(a) Three hours.
(b) From dusk until dawn.
(c) One whole day.
(d) Months or even years.

2. How did Waterlily act when she saw Sacred Horse while getting water?
(a) She showed no interest as her mother taught her to do.
(b) She ran and hid.
(c) She carried his water for him.
(d) She giggled with her friends.

3. What does the family decide to have instead of a burial when Gloku dies?
(a) A party to celebrate.
(b) A feast in which all tribes are fed.
(c) A cremation.
(d) A ghostkeeping.

4. What does Sacred Horse's friend suggest he do about the problems with Waterlily in Chapter 15?
(a) Divorce her.
(b) Teach her his language.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Move back among her people.

5. 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 ghost of his mother.
(d) The girl he saw riding across the plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Sacred Horse and Waterlily walk home after the storytelling in Chapter 15?

2. What did Gloku teach Waterlily to be?

3. In Chapter 17, why can't Waterlily tell Lowanla the truth about their first meeting?

4. What is given in the name of the dead to end the ghostkeeping?

5. What does Good Hunter suggest to stop the disease spreading through the people in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Waterlily asked to wait on Lowanla, and how does she feel about this?

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

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

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

5. How do Waterlily and her cousin help with the second part of the Sun Dance ceremony, and why are they allowed this honor?

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

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

8. Describe the interactions between Waterlily and Lowanla in Chapter 17, leading up to their engagement.

9. 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?

10. What happens at the same time Waterlily's son is born, and what does she name her son?

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