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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 very happy in Chapter 17?
2. Who does Waterlily sneak away to see during the dance in Chapter 11?
3. What did Gloku teach Waterlily to be?
4. What does the Buffalo ceremony mark in Waterlily's life?
5. How do Waterlily and Little Bear find Little Bear's mother, Echo, in Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Waterlily asked to wait on Lowanla, and how does she feel about this?
2. When everyone in the camp circle starts getting sick and dying what does Good Hunter tell Sacred Horse to do, and why?
3. Why does Lowanla ask if Waterlily was the girl who offered him water at the Sun Dance, and how does Waterlily respond?
4. 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?
5. What story about a young boy moves Waterlily in Chapter 11?
6. When Waterlily arrives at her camp circle, who does not greet her, and why?
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. What happens during the first part of the Sun Dance ceremony in Chapter 10, and what particularly captures Waterlily's attention?
9. Who does Waterlily marry in Chapter 13, how does she know him, and how does he treat her?
10. How do Waterlily and her cousin help with the second part of the Sun Dance ceremony, and why are they allowed this honor?
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 does Waterlily and Little Chief's friendship affect the story?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the main themes in this novel (honor, family, Dakota traditions, respect for elders) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?
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