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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Braiding Sweetgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the three seeds in the corn leaf pouch that were given to the author in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Sweetgrass, potatoes, and corn.
(b) Beans, squash, and onions.
(c) Tobacco, chives, and beans.
(d) Corn, beans, and squash.

2. What color bedroom was among the author's daughters' list of demands for a new home in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

3. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Williams Pond.
(b) Kacamo Pond.
(c) Labrador Pond.
(d) Lewiston Pond.

4. Where was the Carlisle Indian Industrial School located?
(a) Pennsyvania.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Texas.
(d) Connecticut.

5. Who gave Nanabozho the shape for his canoe, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Swan.
(c) Whale.
(d) Dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. After how many years does the author say her pond is now nearly swimmable in "A Mother's Work"?

2. Who was the great teacher of Anishinaabe lore that over-fished a lake, according to the story related by the author in "The Honorable Harvest"?

3. What was the name of the author's grandfather?

4. To whom is the following quote attributed in "Burning Cascade Head"? "“The dance of renewal, the dance that made the world, was always danced here at the edge of things, on the brink, on the foggy coast" (288).

5. What is sweetgrass called in the Mohawk language?

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