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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 what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1902.

2. What are the light-absorbing pigments in the photosensors in Maple buds called?
(a) Mycorrhizae.
(b) Phytochromes.
(c) Juglandaceae.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

3. Where does the author describe going to an agate beach with her daughter Linden in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Patrick's Point.
(b) Cape May.
(c) Marsha's Vineyard.
(d) Cape Cod.

4. Along what river does the author describe her grandfather collecting pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) The Ottawa River.
(b) The Arkansas River.
(c) The Niagara River.
(d) The Canadian River.

5. What does the author say "A gift creates" in "The Gift of Strawberries" (38)?
(a) "Eternal indebtedness."
(b) "Ongoing relationship."
(c) "Bitterness."
(d) "A solution to problems."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in "A Mother's Work," Onondaga Lake has a reputation for being one of the most what lakes in the country?

2. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?

3. What is the animate form of "to be," in the author's people's language?

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

5. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is significant about the production of harvests among pecan trees?

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

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

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

9. How does the author describe sweetgrass in relation to gifts?

10. What do wild strawberries symbolize for the author?

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