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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 young man in the Sun Dance do when Waterlily offers him something while he is dancing in Chapter 11?
2. What has shamed the girl Waterlily and Blue Bird learn about in Chapter 12?
3. What are Black Eagle and his family trying to find before the ghostkeeping in Chapter 13?
4. What disease does Sacred Horse and his immediate family have at the start of Chapter 16?
5. Who is the leader of Sacred Horse's camp circle?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Sacred Horse tells his friend about the distance between him and his wife, what does Sacred Horse's friend suggest?
2. What does Waterlily learn about the camp circle when Sacred Horse's cousin finds her, Echo, and Little Bear in Chapter 16?
3. Who gets sick in Chapter 16, with what illness, and what happens while the rest of the family awaits word from the camp circle?
4. What happens during the first part of the Sun Dance ceremony in Chapter 10, and what particularly captures Waterlily's attention?
5. What is a ghostkeeping, and why does Gloku's family decide to have one when she dies?
6. When Waterlily arrives at her camp circle, who does not greet her, and why?
7. When Waterlily returns to Good Hunter's camp in Chapter 17, who does she stay with, why, and what does she learn about herself?
8. Why is it important that Rainbow is selected for the Kit Fox Society, and how does Palani react when he learns of this?
9. In Chapter 13, how does Waterlily feel about her marriage proposal, what does she decide, and why?
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
Compare and contrast the characters Sacred Horse and Lowanla. How are their relationships with Waterlily similar and different?
Essay Topic 2
What role does the importance of family play in "Waterlily"? How is this theme related to the theme of Dakota traditions?
Essay Topic 3
"Waterlily" was not published until it had been condensed to half of its original size. How might this have affected the novel's plot? Why do you think it was shortened so much?
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