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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the two horses before the ghostkeeping?
(a) They each break a leg.
(b) They are stolen one night.
(c) They die.
(d) They ingest poisonous mushrooms.

2. What does the family in the story do instead of avenging their son's death in Chapter 15?
(a) They buy the killer gifts and welcome him into their family.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Leave the camp circle.
(d) Pray for his forgiveness.

3. How do Waterlily and Little Bear find Little Bear's mother, Echo, in Chapter 16?
(a) Dead.
(b) Tied to a stake.
(c) They don't because she has disappeared.
(d) Scalped and barely alive.

4. What type of horses does Black Eagle have at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) American horses.
(b) Shetland ponies.
(c) Chestnut mares.
(d) Winged horses.

5. What is the camp circle left with for the rest of the winter in Chapter 16?
(a) A large amount of food.
(b) A rough shelter.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) A new wagon.

6. What is Gloku known for in the camp circle?
(a) Her horrible cooking.
(b) Her generosity.
(c) Being a bad mother.
(d) Her incessant chatter.

7. What had Waterlily hoped the first time she saw Lowanla?
(a) She would one day marry him.
(b) That Sacred Horse would kill him.
(c) That he would be quiet.
(d) She would never see him again.

8. What can anyone question during the event Waterlily's cousin holds?
(a) Their faith in God.
(b) The girls' honor.
(c) Their importance to the tribe.
(d) The validity of the engagement.

9. What do the women of the camp sneak and offer the men during the dance in Chapter 11?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) Themselves in marriage.
(c) Escape from the tribe.
(d) Water to ease their suffering.

10. What does Waterlily realize after Sacred Horse dies in Chapter 17?
(a) She could have been a better wife to him.
(b) She is glad he is dead.
(c) He was very wealthy.
(d) She caused his death.

11. Why is Waterlily not interested in remarrying in Chapter 17?
(a) She believes Sacred Horse is alive.
(b) She is overwhelmed by grief for Sacred Horse.
(c) She despises marriage.
(d) She wants to travel the world.

12. What kills Waterlily at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Lowanla.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Little Chief.

13. What is given in the name of the dead to end the ghostkeeping?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Buffalo meat.
(c) Tears.
(d) Locks of hair.

14. What does Waterlily vow to do regarding sneaking away in Chapter 11?
(a) To do it again as soon as possible.
(b) To take Little Chief with her next time.
(c) To never tell anyone about it.
(d) To never sneak away again.

15. Who is the leader of Sacred Horse's camp circle?
(a) Good Hunter.
(b) Sacred Horse.
(c) Waterlily.
(d) Red Leaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Waterlily very happy in Chapter 17?

2. What teaching keeps Waterlily from revealing the truth to Lowanla in Chapter 17?

3. How do the elders feel about Rainbow's decision to go visit his best friend?

4. What does the boy who Waterlily's cousin supposedly agreed to marry realize in Chapter 12?

5. Who does Waterlily sneak away to see during the dance in Chapter 11?

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