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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Makaks.
(c) Nanabozho.
(d) Yawe.

2. In the author's metaphor for the Three Sisters as an emerging relationship between Western science and indigenous knowledge, the bean signifies what?
(a) Science.
(b) Traditional knowledge.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Community.

3. What is the scientific name of the belted kingfisher?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Hierochloe odorata.
(c) Megaceryle alcyon.
(d) Carya illinoensis.

4. What grew from the hair of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?
(a) Onions.
(b) Sweetgrass.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Tobacco.

5. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The Gratitude Salute.
(b) The Thanksgiving Address.
(c) The Earth Mother Salutation.
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Cherokee writer that pressed a corn leaf pouch into the author's hand years ago, according to the narrative in "The Three Sisters"?

2. What is the Potawatomi word for sage?

3. What word refers to the sacred tobacco among the author's people?

4. What is the scientific name of the black ash tree?

5. Who is described as the late bloomer of the family in "The Three Sisters"?

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