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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. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?
(a) Love, hope, and charity.
(b) The whiskers of the Lion.
(c) The hair of Mother Earth.
(d) The hair of Father Earth.

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

4. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?
(a) Pharmacopoeia.
(b) Solidago canadensis.
(c) Mycorrhizae.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

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

6. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) Swallow and Thrush.
(b) Rose and Daisy.
(c) Heron and Flax.
(d) Flint and Sapling.

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. What is the "boom and bust cycle" of nut trees called, according to the author in "The Council of Pecans" (23)?
(a) Forage fruiting.
(b) Post fruiting.
(c) Mass fruiting.
(d) Mast fruiting.

13. What is said to be the leader of the birds in the Onondaga address in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The eagle.
(b) The raven.
(c) The hawk.
(d) The chickadee.

14. 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)?
(a) "The Old Testament."
(b) "The Words of God."
(c) "The Original Instructions."
(d) "The Great Instructions."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?

3. What ecotheologian wrote, "We must say of the universe that it is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects" (74)?

4. Where did the author grow up?

5. "Hydrodictyon" is said to be Latin for what, in "A Mother's Work"?

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