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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was given to Blue Bird and her grandmother when they join the camp circle in Chapter 2?
2. What is Waterlily learning to be proud of in Chapter 8?
3. What does Little Chief accomplish when Waterlily is twelve years old?
4. What does Blue Bird make for Little Chief in Chapter 4?
5. How many brothers were on the hunting trip with Blue Bird when she was a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Rainbow and the other men do in response to finding the dead Indian and why?
2. When Waterlily leaves Ohiya for a moment in Chapter 7, what happens and how is this rectified?
3. Describe the place Rainbow takes Blue Bird for their honeymoon trip.
4. How does Blue Bird's grandmother die, and what happens during the burial tradition?
5. Describe Blue Bird's marriage to Star Elk.
6. How is Little Chief honored when a dead Indian is found in the bushes during a hunting expedition?
7. Describe Waterlily's hunka celebrations and the preparations that are made for it.
8. What happens when Gloku takes Waterlily and Little Chief to the pile of prayers at Box Butte?
9. How does Little Chief join the war party, and how does he help?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Waterlily's relationship with the members of her family. What do her actions suggest in regards to her respect for her elders and for Dakota traditions?
Essay Topic 2
"Waterlily" was not published until it had been condensed to half of its original size. How might this have affected the novel's plot? Why do you think it was shortened so much?
Essay Topic 3
How does Waterlily and Little Chief's friendship affect the story?
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