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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After how many years does the author say her pond is now nearly swimmable in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. Who among the creatures dove first into the watery depths to seek out mud, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Heron.
(b) Beaver.
(c) Loon.
(d) Seal.

3. Who is the Onondaga Faithkeeper who told the author, "Of course you should write about it. It’s supposed to be shared, otherwise how can it work? We’ve been waiting five hundred years for people to listen. If they’d understood the Thanksgiving then, we wouldn’t be in this mess" (142)?
(a) Lewis Hyde.
(b) Oren Lyons.
(c) Thomas Berry.
(d) Bruce King.

4. What were the names of Hazel's children, according to the narrator in "Witch Hazel"?
(a) Emily and Peter.
(b) James and Sally.
(c) Sarah and John.
(d) Sam and Janie.

5. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?
(a) Sunny, well-watered meadows.
(b) Lava rock beds and high desert plains.
(c) Dry, shady forests.
(d) Craggy, rocky mountains with low sunshine.

6. For how long does the author say the commodity economy has been here on Turtle Island in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) 600 years.
(b) 400 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 200 years.

7. What does "Maple Sugar Moon" translate to in the language of the author's people?
(a) Zizibaskwet Giizis.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Puhpowee.
(d) Wiingaashk.

8. In what grade was the author's daughter when she stopped standing for the Pledge of Allegiance?
(a) Eleventh.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Sixth.

9. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Caifornia.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Oregon.

10. What ecotheologian wrote, "We must say of the universe that it is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects" (74)?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Thomas Berry.
(c) Johann Goethe.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

11. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

12. What is the name of the author's youngest daughter?
(a) Flint.
(b) Ashley.
(c) Linden.
(d) Larkin.

13. What does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?
(a) Wiingaashk.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Puhpowee.

14. What word from the author's people means "the force which causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight" (65)?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Wiingaashk.
(d) Yawe.

15. Who are the Keepers of Water among the Potawatomi people?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Boys.
(d) Turtles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the time for storytelling, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?

2. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?

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"?

4. What kind of bird's nest did the author find in the willows around her pond in "A Mother's Work"?

5. Who wrote the book Grandmothers of the Light?

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