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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the author grow up?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Upstate New York.
(c) Northern California.
(d) Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

3. What is the scientific family that comprises butternuts, black walnuts, hickories, and pecans?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

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

5. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Caifornia.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to be the leader of the birds in the Onondaga address in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

2. What gathering in Oklahoma does the author describe as "an antidote to the divide-and-conquer strategy that was used to separate our people from each other and from our homelands" (31)?

3. What are the light-absorbing pigments in the photosensors in Maple buds called?

4. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?

5. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrative style in Braiding Sweetgrass. Why is this narrative perspective important?

2. What did the author discover when she returned home in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?

3. How does the author discern between a gift and a commodity?

4. How is the Thanksgiving Address recited?

5. Who is Nanabozho? Why is his story important?

6. What gift did the author bestow on Hazel in "Witch Hazel"?

7. What morning ritual does the author describe her father performing in "An Offering"?

8. How did the author's college advisor respond when they first met about her interest in botany?

9. How does the author compare the Skywoman story with the Christian story of Creation?

10. How does the concept of gift-giving differ between viewpoints of a private property economy and a gift economy?

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