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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 bacteria is referred to as "the nitrogen fixers" among bean roots in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Amylase.
(b) Nuphar lutea.
(c) Mycorrhizae.
(d) Rhizoibum.

2. Who is described as the late bloomer of the family in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Squash.
(b) Corn.
(c) Onions.
(d) Beans.

3. Among "The Three Sisters," who is the firstborn?
(a) Squash.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Corn.
(d) Beans.

4. What is the word used to mean South in the author's native language?
(a) Makaks.
(b) Wabunong.
(c) Zhawanong.
(d) Puhpowee.

5. What is the scientific name of the cattail plant?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Typha latifolia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas?

3. What is the Anishinaabe new year, or Maple Sugar Moon called, among the author's people?

4. Where is the Mohawk River located?

5. What adjective refers to the instance when an organism's water content changes with the moisture in the surrounding environment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the East represent in the Anishinaabe belief system?

7. What preconceptions did the author have about Lionel? How were they proven wrong?

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

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

10. Who did Nanabozho meet when he traveled to the West?

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