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

2. What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas?

3. To what clan is Tom Porter a member, according to the author in "Putting Down Roots"?

4. Among "The Three Sisters," who is the firstborn?

5. What does the third row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?

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

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

5. What metaphor does Kimmerer offer for the braiding of a basket in “Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket”?

6. Why do polycultures often succeed above monocultures?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the meaning of sweetgrass to the Potawatomi people. What does sweetgrass symbolize? How is it used? How is it tended and harvested? What lessons can be learned from sweetgrass?

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