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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?
(a) Ode'mini-giizis.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Wiingaashk.

2. What is the scientific name for the pecan hickory tree?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Mycorrhizae.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Pharmacopoeia.

3. According to the author in "A Mother's Work," Onondaga Lake has a reputation for being one of the most what lakes in the country?
(a) Fish-filled.
(b) Algae-ridden.
(c) Polluted.
(d) Pristine.

4. What were the names of Hazel's children, according to the narrator in "Witch Hazel"?
(a) Sarah and John.
(b) Emily and Peter.
(c) Sam and Janie.
(d) James and Sally.

5. Who are the Keepers of Water among the Potawatomi people?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Men.
(c) Boys.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hydrodictyon" is said to be Latin for what, in "A Mother's Work"?

2. Upon what creature's back did the woman spread the mud in "Skywoman Falling"?

3. Tahawus is the Algonquin name for what mountain, according to the author in "An Offering"?

4. What does "Sha-note" mean in the author's people's language (21)?

5. The author states in "The Gift of Strawberries," "Gifts exist in a realm of" what (35)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does witch hazel symbolize in the narrative?

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

3. What did the author discover when she returned home in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?

4. What is significant about the narrative style in "Witch Hazel"?

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

6. What is one of the significant morals of the Skywoman story?

7. How does the author describe sweetgrass in relation to gifts?

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

9. Who is described collecting pecans in “The Council of Pecans”? What is the importance of this story?

10. What is significant about the production of harvests among pecan trees?

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