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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 did Gloku teach Waterlily to be?

3. Who did Ohiya meet when his father visited Palani years ago?

4. Who greets Waterlily when she returns home in Chapter 17?

5. What is Sacred Horse and his group told to wait for from Good Hunter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Waterlily asked to wait on Lowanla, and how does she feel about this?

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

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

6. In Chapter 14, what does Waterlily learn about her grandfather, and how does she feel about this news?

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

8. Describe the story that Yankton tells while Sacred Horse and Waterlily are at the tipi of Red Leaf's parents.

9. Who does Waterlily marry in Chapter 13, how does she know him, and how does he treat her?

10. Why do women sneak water to their husbands and boyfriends during the Sun Dance, and how does Waterlily feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the importance of family play in "Waterlily"? How is this theme related to the theme of Dakota traditions?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who receives great honors in "Waterlily", and why? How are these honors bestowed, and what do they mean?

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