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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

2. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?

3. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?

5. For how long does the author say the commodity economy has been here on Turtle Island in "The Gift of Strawberries"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Thanksgiving Address recited?

2. How did the author go about making maple syrup with her daughters?

3. What does witch hazel symbolize in the narrative?

4. What is the narrative dedicated to in "A Mother's Work"?

5. What is the predominant theme in Tending Sweetgrass?

6. Who is Skywoman and what is the basic outline of her story?

7. How does the concept of gift-giving differ between viewpoints of a private property economy and a gift economy?

8. What gift did the author bestow on Hazel in "Witch Hazel"?

9. What is the central theme in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"? How is this theme evoked?

10. Trace the relocations of the author's ancestors. Where did they originate and where are they now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the stories of Nanabozho from Braiding Sweetgrass. Who is Nanabozho? What morals are gleaned from his stories? What does Nanabozho represent to the author's people and how is he seen today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of time in Western and Native American cultures, lore, and traditions. How does the Native American perception of time differ from the Western view? Why is this important? What does this perception of time say about the lore in Native American culture?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of global and national policies as they relate to climate change and the environment. What efforts have been made to repair our actions of the past? What efforts should be made in the future? How do we go about policy changes?

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