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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 the scientific name for the white spruce tree?
(a) Picea Glauca.
(b) Hierochloe odorata.
(c) Juglandaceae.
(d) Zhawanong.

2. In the author's metaphor for the Three Sisters as an emerging relationship between Western science and indigenous knowledge, the corn signifies what?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Community.
(c) Traditional ecological knowledge.
(d) Science.

3. 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) Science.
(b) Material welfare.
(c) Community.
(d) Ecological well-being.

4. What is the word used to mean South in the author's native language?
(a) Wabunong.
(b) Makaks.
(c) Zhawanong.
(d) Puhpowee.

5. Who taught Nanabozho to make an ax, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
(a) Bear.
(b) Heron.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Ox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What biologist called ecology "the subversive science" (259)?

2. What is one of the names for the cattail in the Potawatomi language, meaning "we wrap the baby in it" (275)?

3. What were the three seeds in the corn leaf pouch that were given to the author in "The Three Sisters"?

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

5. The author states in "Epiphany in the Beans," "In a garden, food arises from" what (151)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who did Nanabozho meet when he traveled to the West?

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

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

6. What does the author remark about White Man's Footstep in “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

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

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

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

10. What are the Three Sisters?

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