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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The Stars.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Earth.

2. The word "ecology" is derived from what Greek word?
(a) Oikos.
(b) Dinosaur.
(c) Kroikos.
(d) Galaxy.

3. What did the author do for Hazel as a gift at Christmas in "Witch Hazel"?
(a) She hosted a part at Hazel's old house.
(b) She helped Hazel move into a hospice facility.
(c) She planted a tree for Hazel in her yard.
(d) She took Hazel on a trip to Canada.

4. What does the author describe in "The Council of Pecans" as "fungal strands that inhabit tree roots" (30)?
(a) Pharmacopoeia.
(b) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Juglandaceae.
(d) Mycorrhizae.

5. What does the author say "A gift creates" in "The Gift of Strawberries" (38)?
(a) "A solution to problems."
(b) "Ongoing relationship."
(c) "Bitterness."
(d) "Eternal indebtedness."

6. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

7. 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) Cat food.
(b) Pig food.
(c) Chicken food.
(d) Dog food.

8. Who stated that “objects . . . will remain plentiful because they are treated as gifts" (43)?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Johann Goethe.
(c) Thomas Berry.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

9. What is the device called that one hammers into a Maple tree in order to tap it?
(a) Spile.
(b) Sloke.
(c) Spike.
(d) Stake.

10. "Hydrodictyon" is said to be Latin for what, in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) The single eye.
(b) The water net.
(c) The reformer.
(d) The burning bush.

11. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) The Parliament Hill Elm.
(b) The Louis Vieux Elm.
(c) The Glencorradale Elm.
(d) The Wethersfield Elm.

12. Who wrote the book Grandmothers of the Light?
(a) Paula Gunn Allen.
(b) Johann Goethe.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Thomas Berry.

13. What were the birch bark boxes that the author's ancestors carried sugar made from sap in called?
(a) Makaks.
(b) Wiingaashk.
(c) Ode'mini-giizis.
(d) Puhpowee.

14. What was Sha-note renamed?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Carol.

15. Along what river does the author describe her grandfather collecting pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Niagara River.
(c) The Canadian River.
(d) The Ottawa River.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?

2. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?

3. Who was Hazel's husband?

4. What is described in maple trees as "the enzyme responsible for cleaving large molecules of starch stored in the roots into small molecules of sugar" (85)?

5. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?

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