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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in "Epiphany in the Beans," "In a garden, food arises from" what (151)?
(a) Greed.
(b) Desire.
(c) Dedication.
(d) Partnership.

2. What is the word used to mean South in the author's native language?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Zhawanong.
(c) Wabunong.
(d) Makaks.

3. What does the author describe finding in the soil as she planted sweetgrass in "Putting Down Roots"?
(a) A wolf tooth.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A piece of amber.
(d) A daisy.

4. How many growth rings does John Pigeon prefer for a black ash tree for basket making?
(a) 30-40.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 10-20.
(d) 40-50.

5. To whom is the following quote attributed in "Burning Cascade Head"? "“The dance of renewal, the dance that made the world, was always danced here at the edge of things, on the brink, on the foggy coast" (288).
(a) Ursula K. Le Guin.
(b) Lewis Hyde.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Paula Gunn Allen.

6. What is Lionel's profession, as detailed in "The Honorable Harvest"?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a dentist.
(c) He is a trapper.
(d) He is a miner.

7. According to the beliefs of the author's people, what does East represent?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Love.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Community.

8. Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the saliva of what animal that stimulates grass growth?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Deer.
(d) Cows.

9. What is sweetgrass called in the Mohawk language?
(a) Zizibaskwet Giizis.
(b) Wenserakon ohonte.
(c) Ode'mini-giizis.
(d) Wiingaashk.

10. What was the name of the child that Laurie gave birth to while doing her graduate research project on sweetgrass?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Celia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Lilith.

11. What does South represent to the author's people?
(a) Birth and growth.
(b) Ancient knowledge.
(c) Death and grief.
(d) Community.

12. How many weeks were the author's students required to stay at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station as a graduation requirement, according to her narrative in "Sitting in a Circle"?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

13. What does the author describe the frest, raw pole bean as tasting like in "Epiphany in the Beans"?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) June.

14. In her metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket," the author says "we need to pay attention to the lessons of the three rows" (183). What does the first row represent?
(a) Material welfare.
(b) Science.
(c) Ecological well-being.
(d) Community.

15. What is the scientific name of the belted kingfisher?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Megaceryle alcyon.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the great teacher of Anishinaabe lore that over-fished a lake, according to the story related by the author in "The Honorable Harvest"?

2. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?

3. What term refers to fields with many species of plants?

4. What is the Anishinaabe word for maple?

5. What adjective refers to the instance when an organism's water content changes with the moisture in the surrounding environment?

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