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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 the third row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) The spirit.
(b) Ecological well-being.
(c) Community.
(d) Science.

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

3. What is the scientific name of the black ash tree?
(a) Fraxinus nigra.
(b) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Solidago canadensis.
(d) Nuphar lutea.

4. Where was the Carlisle Indian Industrial School located?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Texas.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Pennsyvania.

5. Who is described as the late bloomer of the family in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Corn.
(b) Onions.
(c) Beans.
(d) Squash.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes a lichen in "Umbilicaria: The Belly Button of the World" as being not one being but two. What are these beings?

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

3. In the author's metaphor for the Three Sisters as an emerging relationship between Western science and indigenous knowledge, the bean signifies what?

4. What word do the author's people use to mean East?

5. What is the word used to mean South in the author's native language?

Short Essay Questions

1. What preconceptions did the author have about Lionel? How were they proven wrong?

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

3. Under what types of conditions do black ash trees grow?

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

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

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

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

8. What did the author discover when she attempted to apply reciprocity when shopping for writing supplies in "The Honorable Harvest"?

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

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

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