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

2. What refers to "the natural process of nutrient enrichment that comes with age," and what happened to the author's pond in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Amylase.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Eutrophication.

3. What is the Anishinaabe new year, or Maple Sugar Moon called, among the author's people?
(a) The Wiingaashk.
(b) The Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) The Nanabozho.
(d) The Zizibaskwet Giizis.

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

5. Where does the author describe going to an agate beach with her daughter Linden in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Patrick's Point.
(b) Marsha's Vineyard.
(c) Cape May.
(d) Cape Cod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to be a "radical proposition" in a consumer society in "Allegiance to Gratitude" (136)?

2. What are the light-absorbing pigments in the photosensors in Maple buds called?

3. What is Lionel's profession, as detailed in "The Honorable Harvest"?

4. What is left as a reciprocating gift when an ash tree is chosen to be cut down by the author's native people?

5. What grew from Skywoman's daughter's head when she was buried in the earth, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

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