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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Sacred Horse's mothers seem to get along?
(a) They bicker all day.
(b) They do not speak.
(c) They do not know each other.
(d) They get along quite well.

2. What does the boy who Waterlily's cousin supposedly agreed to marry realize in Chapter 12?
(a) He has mistaken her for someone else.
(b) He is in love with Waterlily.
(c) He must leave the tribe immediately.
(d) His parents have disowned him.

3. In Chapter 17, why can't Waterlily tell Lowanla the truth about their first meeting?
(a) Sacred Horse's family would disapprove.
(b) It would hurt him to learn the truth.
(c) She should not have been so bold as to bring him water during the Sun Dance.
(d) She does not remember it at all.

4. What does the word Mitawa mean in Dakota?
(a) Strong buffalo.
(b) My son.
(c) Spirit-bringer.
(d) Servant of spirits.

5. What makes Waterlily very happy in Chapter 17?
(a) Her marriage to Lowanla.
(b) A letter from Sacred Horse.
(c) An abundant crop of corn.
(d) The demise of their enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sacred Horse's cousin say will marry Waterlily in Chapter 17?

2. Why is the young boy going to be part of the dance in Chapter 11?

3. What does Waterlily realize after Sacred Horse dies in Chapter 17?

4. What does Waterlily vow to do regarding sneaking away in Chapter 11?

5. Who comes to tell stories while Waterlily is at Red Leaf's family's tipi in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story about a young boy moves Waterlily in Chapter 11?

2. Who arranges for Waterlily to visit her family's camp circle, how is the visit arranged, and how does Waterlily feel about it?

3. How do Waterlily and her cousin help with the second part of the Sun Dance ceremony, and why are they allowed this honor?

4. Describe the camp circle of Waterlily's new husband and new family in Chapter 14?

5. Describe the story that Yankton tells while Sacred Horse and Waterlily are at the tipi of Red Leaf's parents.

6. When Sacred Horse tells his friend about the distance between him and his wife, what does Sacred Horse's friend suggest?

7. Why is it important that Rainbow is selected for the Kit Fox Society, and how does Palani react when he learns of this?

8. How does meeting Red Leaf's parents affect Waterlily's relationship with her husband?

9. When Waterlily arrives at her camp circle, who does not greet her, and why?

10. How does Waterlily feel after watching Lowanla make his sacrifice and continue to dance, and what happens when she tries to bring him water?

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