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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 biologist called ecology "the subversive science" (259)?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Paul Ehrlich.
(c) Thomas Berry.
(d) Paula Gunn Allen.

2. What direction does a doorway always face in indigenous homes, according to the author in "Sitting in a Circle"?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

3. Who was the great teacher of Anishinaabe lore that over-fished a lake, according to the story related by the author in "The Honorable Harvest"?
(a) Nanabozho.
(b) Makaks.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Puhpowee.

4. In her metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket," the author says "we need to pay attention to the lessons of the three rows" (183). What does the first row represent?
(a) Material welfare.
(b) Science.
(c) Community.
(d) Ecological well-being.

5. In what type of environment do black ash trees thrive?
(a) Desert plains.
(b) Mountain forests.
(c) High desert sierras.
(d) Swamps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Mohawk River located?

2. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?

3. To what clan is Tom Porter a member, according to the author in "Putting Down Roots"?

4. Who gave Nanabozho the shape for his canoe, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

5. What is the scientific name for the white spruce tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the basket maker featured in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"? How is he described?

2. What did Nanabozho learn when his journey took him North?

3. What was Nanabozho's first work, as described in “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

4. Why is it important to understand that the earth loves people, according to the author in “Epiphany in the Beans”?

5. What are growth rings in trees and how are they formed?

6. What uses for cattails did the author teach her students in “Sitting in a Circle"?

7. What does the South represent symbolically to the Anishinaabe people?

8. What lessons did Nanabozho learn from the animals, according to the narrative in “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

9. What findings did Laurie's thesis produce in “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”?

10. How did Laurie's advisors respond to her thesis subject in “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”?

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