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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

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

3. What is the scientific family that comprises butternuts, black walnuts, hickories, and pecans?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Pharmacopoeia.

4. Among "The Three Sisters," who is the firstborn?
(a) Beans.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Corn.
(d) Squash.

5. What is the name of the process in a bean shoot in which the vine inscribes a circle in the air?
(a) Eutrophication.
(b) Nuphar lutea.
(c) Circumnutation.
(d) Amylase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food did the author's pet ducks take to in the winter, according to her narrative in "A Mother's Work"?

2. Who stated that “objects . . . will remain plentiful because they are treated as gifts" (43)?

3. Who are the Keepers of Water among the Potawatomi people?

4. What color bedroom was among the author's daughters' list of demands for a new home in "A Mother's Work"?

5. What is the "fragile layer of cells that lies between the bark and the newest wood" on a tree called (172)?

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