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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 name does Rainbow give Blue Bird's new baby?

2. What does Little Chief want to do that he is refused because he is too young in Chapter 9?

3. What state does Gloku find Waterlily in when she returns to her tipi in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?

5. In the story that Black Eagle's family hears in Chapter 6, what did the buffalo do when the tribe was starving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Gloku takes Waterlily and Little Chief to the pile of prayers at Box Butte?

5. How does Blue Bird's grandmother die, and what happens during the burial tradition?

6. How does Star Elk act when Blue Bird decides to stay with her cousin for a few days after her child is born?

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

8. Due to his anger at Blue Bird and the way the rest of the camp circle is treating him, what does Star Elk do?

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

10. Describe Blue Bird's marriage to Star Elk.

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

How is marriage portrayed in this novel? Compare and contrast the marriages described in "Waterlily".

Essay Topic 3

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

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