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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. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?
(a) Oren.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Awiakta.
(d) Bruce.

2. What do the author and her neighbors call the one gas station in her community, according to the narrative in "Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide"?
(a) The Pompey Mall.
(b) The Hilltop 66.
(c) The DC Store.
(d) The Bazaar.

3. To whom is the following quote attributed in "Burning Cascade Head"? "“The dance of renewal, the dance that made the world, was always danced here at the edge of things, on the brink, on the foggy coast" (288).
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Ursula K. Le Guin.
(c) Paula Gunn Allen.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

4. Who is the author's graduate student that assisted her in investigating the decline of black ash trees in New York, according to the narrative in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Thomas Berry.
(b) Oren Lyons.
(c) Tom Touchet.
(d) Bruce King.

5. 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) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Nanabozho to make an ax, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

2. What is left as a reciprocating gift when an ash tree is chosen to be cut down by the author's native people?

3. What bacteria is referred to as "the nitrogen fixers" among bean roots in "The Three Sisters"?

4. Where was the Carlisle Indian Industrial School located?

5. What is the scientific name of the cattail plant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the Three Sisters?

3. What reassured the author as her field trip with her students concluded in “The Sound of Silverbells”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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