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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book Grandmothers of the Light?
(a) Paula Gunn Allen.
(b) Johann Goethe.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Thomas Berry.

2. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?
(a) Arctic Village.
(b) Homer.
(c) Wasilla.
(d) Sitka.

3. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) A metaphoray.
(b) An arboreal gathering.
(c) An arboreal understanding.
(d) A musing.

4. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Lewiston Pond.
(b) Williams Pond.
(c) Labrador Pond.
(d) Kacamo Pond.

5. Where did the author live while in graduate school?
(a) New York.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?

2. Tahawus is the Algonquin name for what mountain, according to the author in "An Offering"?

3. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. 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)?

5. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?

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