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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author describe the granite as in the Adirondack landscape in "Umbilicaria: The Belly Button of the World"?
(a) Rhizoibum.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Anorthosite.
(d) Mycorrhizae.

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

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

5. Who wrote The Mishomis Book?
(a) Tom Touchet.
(b) Eddie Benton-Banais.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Awiakta.

6. From where was the emerald ash borer introduced?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) England.

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

8. What song did the author's pre-med students begin singing as they departed camp in "The Sound of Silverbells"?
(a) America the Beautiful.
(b) Awiakta.
(c) Hallelujah.
(d) Amazing Grace.

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

10. Who taught Nanabozho to make an ax, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
(a) Heron.
(b) Ox.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Bear.

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

12. What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas?
(a) 56%.
(b) 89%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 78%.

13. When does the author describe "a tsunami of disease" sweeping the Oregon coast in "Burning Cascade Head" (293)?
(a) The 1880s.
(b) The 1890s.
(c) The 1850s.
(d) The 1830s.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What did Laurie's finding show happened with harvested sweetgrass in her graduate thesis?

3. How many growth rings does John Pigeon prefer for a black ash tree for basket making?

4. What was the name of the author's grandfather?

5. What grew from the heart of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

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