1. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?
(a) The author's.
(b) The author's daughter's.
(c) Hazel's.
(d) The author's niece's.

2. Where does the author describe going to an agate beach with her daughter Linden in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Marsha's Vineyard.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Cape May.
(d) Patrick's Point.

3. What kind of food did the author's pet ducks take to in the winter, according to her narrative in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Dog food.
(b) Chicken food.
(c) Cat food.
(d) Pig food.

4. What refers to "the natural process of nutrient enrichment that comes with age," and what happened to the author's pond in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Amylase.
(b) Eutrophication.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Solidago canadensis.

5. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Via electrical pulses.
(b) Via whispers.
(c) Via ESP.
(d) Via pheromones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote in an 1890 treatise that “the colors diametrically opposed to each other . . . are those which reciprocally evoke each other in the eye" (61)?

2. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

3. What were the birch bark boxes that the author's ancestors carried sugar made from sap in called?

4. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?

5. What color bedroom was among the author's daughters' list of demands for a new home in "A Mother's Work"?

(see the answer key)

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