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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. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?

2. What ecotheologian wrote, "We must say of the universe that it is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects" (74)?

3. Where does the author describe going to an agate beach with her daughter Linden in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?

4. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?

5. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the significant aspects of the Potawatomi language that the author points out in “Learning the Grammar of Animacy”?

4. How is Hazel described? How did the author come to know her?

5. How is the Thanksgiving Address recited?

6. How did the U.S. government go about enlisting Native American children in schools aimed at assimilation? What were the impacts of this process?

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

8. How did the author's college advisor respond when they first met about her interest in botany?

9. What does witch hazel symbolize in the narrative?

10. How does the Pledge of Allegiance differ from the Thanksgiving Address?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the Three Sisters. Who are the Three Sisters? Who is the eldest, middle, and youngest of the sisters? How do they complement one another and what lesson do they teach?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of immigration and naturalization among humans, plants, and animals in Braiding Sweetgrass. What does immigration mean in this regard? What does naturalization mean? In whose footsteps should we follow? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Define immigrant and naturalized citizen in relation to the author's themes in the book. What does naturalization mean to the author? How do we go about becoming naturalized in our environment? What does that require of us?

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