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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said to be a "radical proposition" in a consumer society in "Allegiance to Gratitude" (136)?
(a) Detachment.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Gift-giving.
(d) Contentment.

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

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

4. "Hydrodictyon" is said to be Latin for what, in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) The single eye.
(b) The reformer.
(c) The burning bush.
(d) The water net.

5. What does South represent to the author's people?
(a) Birth and growth.
(b) Death and grief.
(c) Ancient knowledge.
(d) Community.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On how many acres did the home sit that the author fell in love with in upstate New York in "A Mother's Work"?

3. The narrator of "Witch Hazel" says that she first met Hazel Barnett when she was walking the fields where?

4. The word "ecology" is derived from what Greek word?

5. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?

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