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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 happens after Blue Bird and her grandmother wander alone for a few days in Chapter 2?
2. How many brothers were on the hunting trip with Blue Bird when she was a child?
3. What does Star Elk spend his time doing instead of hunting for food?
4. How does Waterlily feel about the man Little Chief is becoming in Chapter 9?
5. Where is Blue Bird having friends and family call on her in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, how does Blue Bird's new family help her prepare for the baby she is expecting? How does Blue Bird feel about this, and why?
2. How does Gloku and the rest of the camp circle feel about Rainbow's marriage to Blue Bird?
3. What does Little Chief do as he grows older in Chapter 7?
4. How is Little Chief honored when a dead Indian is found in the bushes during a hunting expedition?
5. What happens to Waterlily when she is left to care for her blind grandfather at the age of six?
6. Due to his anger at Blue Bird and the way the rest of the camp circle is treating him, what does Star Elk do?
7. Why does Gloku visit Blue Bird, and what does Blue Bird learn about Gloku's family in Chapter 4?
8. How does Little Chief join the war party, and how does he help?
9. How does Star Elk act when Blue Bird decides to stay with her cousin for a few days after her child is born?
10. What do Rainbow and the other men do in response to finding the dead Indian and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the importance of the author, Ella Cara Deloria, having a Sioux heritage, and how might that have affected her writing of "Waterlily"?
Essay Topic 2
How is marriage portrayed in this novel? Compare and contrast the marriages described in "Waterlily".
Essay Topic 3
How is foreshadowing used in "Waterlily"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.
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