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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 the author's people use to refer to common plantain plants?

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

3. In what type of environment do black ash trees thrive?

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

5. What does the author describe the frest, raw pole bean as tasting like in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the South represent symbolically to the Anishinaabe people?

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

4. What was Nanabozho's first work, as described in “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

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

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

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

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

9. What findings did Laurie's thesis produce in “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”?

10. How is individuality treated by the author's people? Why is it important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the botany and relationship of lichen. What is lichen comprised of? How does it interact and complement its different parts? What lesson is taught through lichen in Braiding Sweetgrass?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the meaning of maple trees for the author and her people. What do maple trees represent? How do their actions influence humankind? How might we learn from maple trees?

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