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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 of the belted kingfisher?
2. What word do the author's people use to mean East?
3. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?
4. What does the author describe finding in the soil as she planted sweetgrass in "Putting Down Roots"?
5. What was the name of the child that Laurie gave birth to while doing her graduate research project on sweetgrass?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the South represent symbolically to the Anishinaabe people?
2. What was Nanabozho's first work, as described in “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
3. What findings did Laurie's thesis produce in “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”?
4. How does the author describe the process of harvesting sweetgrass in the opening of Picking Sweetgrass?
5. Why is the concept of circular time important in Native American lore?
6. What did Nanabozho learn when his journey took him North?
7. What are growth rings in trees and how are they formed?
8. What are the Three Sisters?
9. Why is it important for native peoples to ask for permission when harvesting or hunting? How do they do so?
10. What did the author discover when she attempted to apply reciprocity when shopping for writing supplies in "The Honorable Harvest"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the overarching theme of reciprocity in Braiding Sweetgrass. What does reciprocity mean in relation to the environment and its plants and animals? What does it mean in relation to people? Why is reciprocity important?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Hazel in the story "Witch Hazel." How is this individual portrayed? Why and how did she bond with the author? What is the significance of witch hazel as a symbol in this story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the stories of Nanabozho from Braiding Sweetgrass. Who is Nanabozho? What morals are gleaned from his stories? What does Nanabozho represent to the author's people and how is he seen today?
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