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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 does "Sha-note" mean in the author's people's language (21)?
(a) Cliff overhanging the ocean.
(b) River in a gorge.
(c) Trees falling from fire.
(d) Wind blowing through.

2. What is said to be a "radical proposition" in a consumer society in "Allegiance to Gratitude" (136)?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Detachment.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Gift-giving.

3. When is the time for storytelling, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

4. Who painted Moment in Flight?
(a) Thomas Berry.
(b) Lewis Hyde.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) John Singer Sargent.

5. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?
(a) Love, hope, and charity.
(b) The whiskers of the Lion.
(c) The hair of Father Earth.
(d) The hair of Mother Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?

3. What is the name of the author's youngest daughter?

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

5. In what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is described collecting pecans in “The Council of Pecans”? What is the importance of this story?

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

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

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

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

6. How did the U.S. government go about enlisting Native American children in schools aimed at assimilation? What were the impacts of this process?

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

8. What is the predominant theme in Tending Sweetgrass?

9. How is the Thanksgiving Address recited?

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

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