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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the most common traditions of the Dakota as seen in this novel?
(a) Gift giving.
(b) Slaughtering other tribes.
(c) Slandering each other.
(d) Not being prepared for the winter.

2. How does Rainbow's best friend refer to Gloku?
(a) As mother.
(b) Aunt Gloku.
(c) He refuses to speak to her.
(d) Her grace.

3. Where does the camp stop on the way to their winter location at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Near Box Butte.
(b) A deserted canyon.
(c) The peak of a mountain.
(d) The outskirts of Cheyenne.

4. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) She has developed a high fever and is hallucinating.
(b) She believes it a sign to run from the camp immediately.
(c) Her prayers will be answered.
(d) Her husband is eavesdropping on her.

5. What doesn't seem to help Waterlily's illness at all in Chapter 3?
(a) Any of the medicines the women of the tribe suggest her mother tried.
(b) Several people singing to her.
(c) Small sips of cool water given to her by her mother.
(d) The medicines given to her mother by a shaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gloku teach the children while they are in her care?

2. What do Dakotas believe they are in relation to all things?

3. How do the Dakotas feel about their siblings' accomplishments?

4. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?

5. What do the people know about Blue Bird despite what is being said about her?

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