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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. In the teachings of the Onondaga people, leadership is rooted not in power and authority but in what?
(a) Instinct and trust.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Service and wisdom.
(d) Submission and meekness.

2. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) The Glencorradale Elm.
(b) The Parliament Hill Elm.
(c) The Wethersfield Elm.
(d) The Louis Vieux Elm.

3. Who is described in "Maple Sugar Moon" as "the Anishinaabe Original Man" (79)?
(a) Yawe.
(b) Nanabozho.
(c) Puhpowee.
(d) Wiingaashk.

4. What is the animate form of "to be," in the author's people's language?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Wiingaashk.

5. What does "Maple Sugar Moon" translate to in the language of the author's people?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Wiingaashk.
(c) Ode'mini-giizis.
(d) Zizibaskwet Giizis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

2. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?

3. What kind of food did the author's pet ducks take to in the winter, according to her narrative in "A Mother's Work"?

4. Who was Hazel's husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Trace the relocations of the author's ancestors. Where did they originate and where are they now?

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

3. How does the Pledge of Allegiance differ from the Thanksgiving Address?

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

5. How did the author go about making maple syrup with her daughters?

6. What is one of the significant morals of the Skywoman story?

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

8. What is the narrative dedicated to in "A Mother's Work"?

9. How is the Thanksgiving Address recited?

10. Who is Skywoman and what is the basic outline of her story?

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