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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 makes Waterlily feel guilty about the way her marriage to Sacred Horse started?

2. What is the significance of the two horses Black Eagle has for the ghostkeeping in Chapter 13?

3. What is Waterlily adjusting to at the start of Chapter 14?

4. Who dies during Gloku's ghostkeeping ceremony?

5. How do the elders feel about Rainbow's decision to go visit his best friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the same time Waterlily's son is born, and what does she name her son?

2. What story about a young boy moves Waterlily in Chapter 11?

3. How do Waterlily and her cousin help with the second part of the Sun Dance ceremony, and why are they allowed this honor?

4. When Sacred Horse tells his friend about the distance between him and his wife, what does Sacred Horse's friend suggest?

5. What happens to the two American horses Black Eagle had been saving for Gloku's ghostkeeping, and what opportunity arises to rectify the issue?

6. Who gets sick in Chapter 16, with what illness, and what happens while the rest of the family awaits word from the camp circle?

7. Who is Red Leaf, and why is Waterlily happy to meet his parents in Chapter 15?

8. In Chapter 13, how does Waterlily feel about her marriage proposal, what does she decide, and why?

9. How does Waterlily feel after watching Lowanla make his sacrifice and continue to dance, and what happens when she tries to bring him water?

10. Retrospectively, how does Waterlily feel about her marriage to Sacred Horse, and what vow does she make to herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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