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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 scientific name for goldenrod?
2. What is the scientific name for the pecan hickory tree?
3. What is the animate form of "to be," in the author's people's language?
4. What is the scientific name for the yellow water-lily?
5. The author states in "Skywoman Falling," "The Skywoman story, shared by the original peoples throughout the Great Lakes, is a constant star in the constellation of teachings we call" what (16)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do wild strawberries symbolize for the author?
2. How did the U.S. government go about enlisting Native American children in schools aimed at assimilation? What were the impacts of this process?
3. How is Hazel described? How did the author come to know her?
4. What does witch hazel symbolize in the narrative?
5. How do trees communicate?
6. Trace the relocations of the author's ancestors. Where did they originate and where are they now?
7. What are some of the significant aspects of the Potawatomi language that the author points out in “Learning the Grammar of Animacy”?
8. How does the author compare the Skywoman story with the Christian story of Creation?
9. What is the central theme in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"? How is this theme evoked?
10. What did the author discover when she returned home in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the story of Skywoman and how this Creation story influences Native American actions, culture, and traditions. How does the Skywoman story differ from the story of Genesis in the Judeo-Christian Creation story? How are these differences reflected in our societies? What does Skywoman represent?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the structure of Braiding Sweetgrass. How does the author set up the arrangement of the book? Why is this important? What metaphor is laid out in the arrangement of the book's structure?
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