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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of food did the author's pet ducks take to in the winter, according to her narrative in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Pig food.
(b) Cat food.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Chicken food.

4. What does "Maple Sugar Moon" translate to in the language of the author's people?
(a) Zizibaskwet Giizis.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Ode'mini-giizis.
(d) Wiingaashk.

5. What ecotheologian wrote, "We must say of the universe that it is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects" (74)?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Johann Goethe.
(c) Thomas Berry.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?

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

5. After how many years does the author say her pond is now nearly swimmable in "A Mother's Work"?

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