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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Hazel's husband?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Rowley.
(c) James.
(d) Robert.
2. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?
(a) The author's.
(b) The author's niece's.
(c) The author's daughter's.
(d) Hazel's.
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 does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Wiingaashk.
(d) Yawe.
5. What kind of bird's nest did the author find in the willows around her pond in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Barn swallow.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Raven.
(d) Yellow warbler.
6. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The Gratitude Salute.
(b) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) The Earth Mother Salutation.
(d) The Thanksgiving Address.
7. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
8. Who is described in "Maple Sugar Moon" as "the Anishinaabe Original Man" (79)?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Wiingaashk.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Nanabozho.
9. What color bedroom was among the author's daughters' list of demands for a new home in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.
10. According to the author in "A Mother's Work," Onondaga Lake has a reputation for being one of the most what lakes in the country?
(a) Fish-filled.
(b) Algae-ridden.
(c) Pristine.
(d) Polluted.
11. 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) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Amylase.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Eutrophication.
12. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Lewiston Pond.
(b) Labrador Pond.
(c) Kacamo Pond.
(d) Williams Pond.
13. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) A musing.
(b) A metaphoray.
(c) An arboreal gathering.
(d) An arboreal understanding.
14. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.
15. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Via pheromones.
(b) Via electrical pulses.
(c) Via whispers.
(d) Via ESP.
Short Answer Questions
1. What were the names of Hazel's children, according to the narrator in "Witch Hazel"?
2. Where did the author live while in graduate school?
3. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?
4. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?
5. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
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