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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in "Skywoman Falling," "The Skywoman story, shared by the original peoples throughout the Great Lakes, is a constant star in the constellation of teachings we call" what (16)?
(a) "The Words of God."
(b) "The Original Instructions."
(c) "The Great Instructions."
(d) "The Old Testament."

2. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?
(a) Yawe.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Puhpowee.
(d) Wiingaashk.

3. What does "Sha-note" mean in the author's people's language (21)?
(a) Wind blowing through.
(b) Cliff overhanging the ocean.
(c) Trees falling from fire.
(d) River in a gorge.

4. Upon what creature's back did the woman spread the mud in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Elephant's.
(b) Giraffe's.
(c) Clam's.
(d) Turtle's.

5. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Mycorrhizae.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Pharmacopoeia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is said to be the leader of the birds in the Onondaga address in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

3. Who is the Onondaga Faithkeeper who told the author, "Of course you should write about it. It’s supposed to be shared, otherwise how can it work? We’ve been waiting five hundred years for people to listen. If they’d understood the Thanksgiving then, we wouldn’t be in this mess" (142)?

4. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?

5. What is referred to as the "bellybutton" of bean pods in "The Three Sisters" (164)?

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