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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 sweetgrass called in the Mohawk language?
(a) Zizibaskwet Giizis.
(b) Wenserakon ohonte.
(c) Wiingaashk.
(d) Ode'mini-giizis.

2. How many weeks were the author's students required to stay at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station as a graduation requirement, according to her narrative in "Sitting in a Circle"?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. When does the author describe "a tsunami of disease" sweeping the Oregon coast in "Burning Cascade Head" (293)?
(a) The 1850s.
(b) The 1880s.
(c) The 1890s.
(d) The 1830s.

4. From where was the emerald ash borer introduced?
(a) Japan.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) England.
(d) China.

5. What is the scientific name of the common plantain?
(a) Plantago major.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Carya illinoensis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is referred to as the "bellybutton" of bean pods in "The Three Sisters" (164)?

2. What is the Potawatomi word for sage?

3. What is the shared currency of Maple Nation, according to the author in "Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide"?

4. What did the Mohawk call themselves, meaning "People of the Flint" (304)?

5. What grew from the heart of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the East represent in the Anishinaabe belief system?

2. What metaphor does Kimmerer offer for the braiding of a basket in “Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket”?

3. What are the Three Sisters?

4. What is an ideal black ash tree for harvesting for basket making?

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

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

7. Why is it important for native peoples to ask for permission when harvesting or hunting? How do they do so?

8. How does the author describe the process of harvesting sweetgrass in the opening of Picking Sweetgrass?

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

10. Why is the concept of circular time important in Native American lore?

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