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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. Who is Little Chief's father?

2. Who do Gloku and her husband believe would be a good husband for Blue Bird?

3. Where does Gloku decide to take the children to learn to pray?

4. What does Blue Bird realize about marrying Rainbow?

5. What does Star Elk spend his time doing instead of hunting for food?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Blue Bird's grandmother feel when she learned that Blue Bird had agreed to marry Star Elk?

2. What happens to Waterlily when she is left to care for her blind grandfather at the age of six?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Gloku dream, and how does her dream come true?

4. How does Little Chief join the war party, and how does he help?

5. 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?

6. Describe the place Rainbow takes Blue Bird for their honeymoon trip.

7. According to Chapter 2, how did Blue Bird come to live in this camp circle?

8. Why does Blue Bird find it hard to adjust to returning to her own camp circle?

9. What does Blue Bird learn soon after her child gets better in Chapter 3?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Rainbow tell his parents, and how do they feel about this and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters Sacred Horse and Lowanla. How are their relationships with Waterlily similar and different?

Essay Topic 2

What does the relationship between the Native Americans and their surroundings suggest?

Essay Topic 3

How would the story be different if Star Elk had not thrown Blue Bird away?

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