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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tending 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 Great Instructions."
(b) "The Original Instructions."
(c) "The Old Testament."
(d) "The Words of God."

2. What were the birch bark boxes that the author's ancestors carried sugar made from sap in called?
(a) Ode'mini-giizis.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Makaks.
(d) Wiingaashk.

3. What word from the author's people means "the force which causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight" (65)?
(a) Yawe.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Puhpowee.
(d) Wiingaashk.

4. What is the name of the author's youngest daughter?
(a) Linden.
(b) Flint.
(c) Ashley.
(d) Larkin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

2. What is the Hiawatha wampum belt the symbol of?

3. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?

4. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?

5. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

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