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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirteen through Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Buffalo ceremony mark in Waterlily's life?
(a) Her decision to leave the camp circle.
(b) Her first buffalo kill.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) The change from childhood to adolescence.

3. What does Woyaka believe the buffalo are to the Dakota?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) The sign of the devil.
(c) A pest to be exterminated.
(d) Their lords and masters.

4. Who has Ohiya taken a vow of fellowship with?
(a) Waterlily.
(b) Star Elk.
(c) Red Leaf.
(d) Sacred Horse.

5. In Chapter 6, why has the size of the camp circle doubled once they stop for the winter?
(a) Some nomads were added on the trail.
(b) Their hunters have returned to them.
(c) The women have all given birth to twins.
(d) Another camp circle has joined them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Waterlily starting to understand as she grows into an adult?

2. Who does Little Chief begin training with?

3. Why does Blue Bird name her daughter Waterlily?

4. What doesn't seem to help Waterlily's illness at all in Chapter 3?

5. Why are the men supposed to dance around the tree for several days in Chapter 11?

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