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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

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) Amylase.
(b) Solidago canadensis.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Eutrophication.

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

4. What is referred to as the "bellybutton" of bean pods in "The Three Sisters" (164)?
(a) The hilum.
(b) The milium.
(c) The rhizoibum.
(d) The amylase.

5. On how many acres did the home sit that the author fell in love with in upstate New York in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

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

3. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?

4. What were the three seeds in the corn leaf pouch that were given to the author in "The Three Sisters"?

5. What grew from the heart of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

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