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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. Why does Star Elk leave the camp permanently in Chapter 3?

2. Why does the camp say they are making fun of Star Elk in Chapter 3?

3. What are Dakota women taught is important from early childhood?

4. Who comes to take Blue Bird and her grandmother back to their people?

5. What is Blue Bird's response to Rainbow's marriage proposal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Woyaka tell Black Eagle's family?

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

3. How is Little Chief honored when a dead Indian is found in the bushes during a hunting expedition?

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

5. When Waterlily leaves Ohiya for a moment in Chapter 7, what happens and how is this rectified?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What does Blue Bird do when her child becomes sick in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Star Elk and Rainbow. How are their relationships with Blue Bird similar and different?

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