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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author's graduate student that assisted her in investigating the decline of black ash trees in New York, according to the narrative in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Thomas Berry.
(b) Bruce King.
(c) Tom Touchet.
(d) Oren Lyons.

2. What were the three seeds in the corn leaf pouch that were given to the author in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Tobacco, chives, and beans.
(b) Sweetgrass, potatoes, and corn.
(c) Beans, squash, and onions.
(d) Corn, beans, and squash.

3. 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"?
(a) Nanabozho.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Makaks.

4. What do the author and her neighbors call the one gas station in her community, according to the narrative in "Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide"?
(a) The Bazaar.
(b) The Pompey Mall.
(c) The Hilltop 66.
(d) The DC Store.

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

6. What adjective refers to the instance when an organism's water content changes with the moisture in the surrounding environment?
(a) Juglandaceae.
(b) Poikilohydric.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Rhizoibum.

7. What Swedish botanist does the author reference in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
(a) Elias Magnus Fries.
(b) Carl Peter Thunberg.
(c) Olof Swartz.
(d) Carl Linnaeus.

8. To what clan is Tom Porter a member, according to the author in "Putting Down Roots"?
(a) The Wolf Clan.
(b) The Buffalo Clan.
(c) The Lion Clan.
(d) The Bear Clan.

9. What bacteria is referred to as "the nitrogen fixers" among bean roots in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Nuphar lutea.
(b) Rhizoibum.
(c) Amylase.
(d) Mycorrhizae.

10. What is the author's people's word for cedar?
(a) Makaks.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Zhawanong.
(d) Kizhig.

11. What is the scientific name for the white spruce tree?
(a) Hierochloe odorata.
(b) Picea Glauca.
(c) Juglandaceae.
(d) Zhawanong.

12. What grew from the breasts of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?
(a) Corn.
(b) Squash.
(c) Beans.
(d) Sweetgrass.

13. What does the second row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Community.
(b) Ecological well-being.
(c) Science.
(d) Material welfare.

14. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Awiakta.
(c) Oren.
(d) Bruce.

15. What term refers to fields with many species of plants?
(a) Agricultures.
(b) Omnicultures.
(c) Bicultures.
(d) Polycultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Nanabozho's people know time, according to the author in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

2. What did the Mohawk call themselves, meaning "People of the Flint" (304)?

3. Who taught Nanabozho to make an ax, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

4. What is the scientific name of the belted kingfisher?

5. According to the author in "Burning Cascade Head," when Salmon first arrived at the river, he was greeted on the shore by whom?

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