2. To what clan is Tom Porter a member, according to the author in "Putting Down Roots"?
(a) The Buffalo Clan.
(b) The Bear Clan.
(c) The Wolf Clan.
(d) The Lion Clan.

3. The author states in "The Gift of Strawberries," "Gifts exist in a realm of" what (35)?
(a) "Happiness."
(b) "Humility and mystery."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Forgiveness and negotiation."

4. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?
(a) Dry, shady forests.
(b) Sunny, well-watered meadows.
(c) Craggy, rocky mountains with low sunshine.
(d) Lava rock beds and high desert plains.

5. What gathering in Oklahoma does the author describe as "an antidote to the divide-and-conquer strategy that was used to separate our people from each other and from our homelands" (31)?
(a) The Hunting Moon Pow Wow.
(b) The Potawatomi Gathering of Nations.
(c) The Coushatta Gathering of Nations.
(d) The Morongo Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in maple trees as "the enzyme responsible for cleaving large molecules of starch stored in the roots into small molecules of sugar" (85)?

2. What kind of bird's nest did the author find in the willows around her pond in "A Mother's Work"?

3. What do engineers mix leachate with in order to neutralize its ph value?

4. What is the Anishinaabe word for maple?

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

(see the answer key)

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