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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. Who is the leader of Sacred Horse's camp circle?

2. What does Waterlily do out of love and respect for her grandmother's memory?

3. What is the camp circle left with for the rest of the winter in Chapter 16?

4. Who greets Waterlily when she returns home in Chapter 17?

5. How do Waterlily and Little Bear find Little Bear's mother, Echo, in Chapter 16?

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. When everyone in the camp circle starts getting sick and dying what does Good Hunter tell Sacred Horse to do, and why?

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, how does Waterlily feel about her marriage proposal, what does she decide, and why?

6. What happens during the first part of the Sun Dance ceremony in Chapter 10, and what particularly captures Waterlily's attention?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Waterlily learn about her grandfather, and how does she feel about this news?

8. What happens to the two American horses Black Eagle had been saving for Gloku's ghostkeeping, and what opportunity arises to rectify the issue?

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

10. Why is Waterlily asked to wait on Lowanla, and how does she feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Star Elk and Rainbow. How are their relationships with Blue Bird similar and different?

Essay Topic 2

Investigate "Waterlily" as historical and cultural fiction. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical historical and/or cultural novel? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as historical and cultural fiction? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as historical and/or cultural fiction?

Essay Topic 3

What relationship does Waterlily's camp circle have with neighboring camp circles and other local tribes of Native Americans?

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