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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) The Earth Mother Salutation.
(c) The Thanksgiving Address.
(d) The Gratitude Salute.

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

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

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

6. On how many acres did the home sit that the author fell in love with in upstate New York in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

7. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Carya illinoensis.

8. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Abundance.
(c) Order.
(d) Obsequience.

9. 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.

10. Tahawus is the Algonquin name for what mountain, according to the author in "An Offering"?
(a) Mount Brady.
(b) Mount Marcy.
(c) Mount Rainier.
(d) Mount Shasta.

11. In the teachings of the Onondaga people, leadership is rooted not in power and authority but in what?
(a) Instinct and trust.
(b) Submission and meekness.
(c) Service and wisdom.
(d) Gratitude.

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

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

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

15. What is the Hiawatha wampum belt the symbol of?
(a) The Winnemem-Wintu Confederacy.
(b) The Odawa Confederacy.
(c) The Haudenosunee Confederacy.
(d) The Yurok Confederacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in "Skywoman Falling," "The Skywoman story, shared by the original peoples throughout the Great Lakes, is a constant star in the constellation of teachings we call" what (16)?

2. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?

3. The author states in "The Gift of Strawberries," "Gifts exist in a realm of" what (35)?

4. What did the author do for Hazel as a gift at Christmas in "Witch Hazel"?

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

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