View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many growth rings does John Pigeon prefer for a black ash tree for basket making?
(a) 20-30.
(b) 40-50.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 10-20.

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

3. What does the second row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Material welfare.
(b) Community.
(c) Ecological well-being.
(d) Science.

4. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) War is sometimes necessary.
(b) The Windigo is all-powerful.
(c) There is strength in solitude.
(d) There is strength in unity.

5. What is the "boom and bust cycle" of nut trees called, according to the author in "The Council of Pecans" (23)?
(a) Forage fruiting.
(b) Post fruiting.
(c) Mast fruiting.
(d) Mass fruiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?

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

3. What is the scientific name for the pecan hickory tree?

4. What term refers to fields with many species of plants?

5. The author states in "Epiphany in the Beans," "In a garden, food arises from" what (151)?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 219 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample