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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 the Dakota term Kola refer to?

2. What selfless act did Gloku do for Waterlily?

3. What do the two women want from Black Eagle and his family in exchange for the two horses in Chapter 13?

4. What has happened to Little Chief while Waterlily has been away?

5. Who is Red Leaf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How would the story be different if Star Elk had not thrown Blue Bird away?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters Waterlily and Blue Bird.

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