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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many weeks were the author's students required to stay at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station as a graduation requirement, according to her narrative in "Sitting in a Circle"?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

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) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Amylase.
(d) Eutrophication.

3. The word "ecology" is derived from what Greek word?
(a) Kroikos.
(b) Galaxy.
(c) Oikos.
(d) Dinosaur.

4. Who is described in "Maple Sugar Moon" as "the Anishinaabe Original Man" (79)?
(a) Nanabozho.
(b) Wiingaashk.
(c) Puhpowee.
(d) Yawe.

5. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Abundance.
(c) Order.
(d) Obsequience.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in "A Mother's Work," Onondaga Lake has a reputation for being one of the most what lakes in the country?

2. What did the Mohawk call themselves, meaning "People of the Flint" (304)?

3. What is the word used to mean South in the author's native language?

4. What does "Maple Sugar Moon" translate to in the language of the author's people?

5. What is the scientific name for the yellow water-lily?

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