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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Algae-ridden.
(c) Fish-filled.
(d) Polluted.

2. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Stars.
(c) The Moon.
(d) The Earth.

3. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?
(a) Hierochloe odorata.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Solidago canadensis.
(d) Pharmacopoeia.

4. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Via whispers.
(b) Via ESP.
(c) Via pheromones.
(d) Via electrical pulses.

5. For how long does the author say the commodity economy has been here on Turtle Island in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 400 years.
(d) 600 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laurie's finding show happened with harvested sweetgrass in her graduate thesis?

2. What does the author say "A gift creates" in "The Gift of Strawberries" (38)?

3. In the author's metaphor for the Three Sisters as an emerging relationship between Western science and indigenous knowledge, the corn signifies what?

4. What does the author describe in "The Council of Pecans" as "fungal strands that inhabit tree roots" (30)?

5. What word from the author's people means "the force which causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight" (65)?

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