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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 does Waterlily discover in Chapter 17?
2. What does Waterlily vow to do regarding sneaking away in Chapter 11?
3. What is Sacred Horse and his group told to wait for from Good Hunter?
4. What happens while Waterlily goes after Little Bear who is collecting water in Chapter 16?
5. What had Waterlily hoped the first time she saw Lowanla?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Waterlily learn about the camp circle when Sacred Horse's cousin finds her, Echo, and Little Bear in Chapter 16?
2. Retrospectively, how does Waterlily feel about her marriage to Sacred Horse, and what vow does she make to herself?
3. What happens that causes Blue Bird to talk to Waterlily about the proper ways to be courted by a young man, and why does Blue bird feel this is so important?
4. When Waterlily arrives at her camp circle, who does not greet her, and why?
5. Why does Lowanla ask if Waterlily was the girl who offered him water at the Sun Dance, and how does Waterlily respond?
6. Why is it important that Rainbow is selected for the Kit Fox Society, and how does Palani react when he learns of this?
7. Who gets sick in Chapter 16, with what illness, and what happens while the rest of the family awaits word from the camp circle?
8. Why is Waterlily asked to wait on Lowanla, and how does she feel about this?
9. Why does Leaping Fawn have a Virgin's Fire, and what happens during the ceremony?
10. When everyone in the camp circle starts getting sick and dying what does Good Hunter tell Sacred Horse to do, and why?
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
Investigate "Waterlily" as historical and cultural fiction. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical historical and/or cultural novel? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as historical and cultural fiction? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as historical and/or cultural fiction?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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