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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 do the women of the camp sneak and offer the men during the dance in Chapter 11?

2. What happens to Sacred Horse at the start of Chapter 16?

3. How do Sacred Horse and Waterlily walk home after the storytelling in Chapter 15?

4. Who does Waterlily sneak away to see during the dance in Chapter 11?

5. What kills Waterlily at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a ghostkeeping, and why does Gloku's family decide to have one when she dies?

3. Why is it important that Rainbow is selected for the Kit Fox Society, and how does Palani react when he learns of this?

4. Describe the interactions between Waterlily and Lowanla in Chapter 17, leading up to their engagement.

5. Who arranges for Waterlily to visit her family's camp circle, how is the visit arranged, and how does Waterlily feel about it?

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

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

8. What does Waterlily learn about the camp circle when Sacred Horse's cousin finds her, Echo, and Little Bear in Chapter 16?

9. What is the significance of a Buffalo Ceremony, and why does Rainbow give one for Waterlily?

10. Describe the camp circle of Waterlily's new husband and new family in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How does the third person point-of-view enhance or inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

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