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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. How do Sacred Horse and Waterlily walk home after the storytelling in Chapter 15?
2. How did Waterlily act when she saw Sacred Horse while getting water?
3. Who dies during Gloku's ghostkeeping ceremony?
4. What follows the singing in the celebration in Chapter 11?
5. What does Waterlily notice while watching the singers in the celebration in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who gets sick in Chapter 16, with what illness, and what happens while the rest of the family awaits word from the camp circle?
2. Why do women sneak water to their husbands and boyfriends during the Sun Dance, and how does Waterlily feel about this?
3. How does meeting Red Leaf's parents affect Waterlily's relationship with her husband?
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 the significance of a Buffalo Ceremony, and why does Rainbow give one for Waterlily?
6. Who arranges for Waterlily to visit her family's camp circle, how is the visit arranged, and how does Waterlily feel about it?
7. How do Waterlily and her cousin help with the second part of the Sun Dance ceremony, and why are they allowed this honor?
8. Why does Leaping Fawn have a Virgin's Fire, and what happens during the ceremony?
9. Why is Waterlily asked to wait on Lowanla, and how does she feel about this?
10. What is a ghostkeeping, and why does Gloku's family decide to have one when she dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the relationship between the Native Americans and their surroundings suggest?
Essay Topic 2
Who receives great honors in "Waterlily", and why? How are these honors bestowed, and what do they mean?
Essay Topic 3
How does Waterlily change throughout the novel? Detail the changes she makes and the reasons behind those changes.
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