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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burning 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. According to the Mayan story of Creation, the first humans were shaped of what?
(a) Mud.
(b) Water.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wood.

3. What did the author do for Hazel as a gift at Christmas in "Witch Hazel"?
(a) She planted a tree for Hazel in her yard.
(b) She helped Hazel move into a hospice facility.
(c) She hosted a part at Hazel's old house.
(d) She took Hazel on a trip to Canada.

4. What kind of tree is described as the Great Tree of Peace in "The Sacred and the Superfund"?
(a) A white pine.
(b) A maple.
(c) A dogwood.
(d) A willow.

5. Who among the creatures dove first into the watery depths to seek out mud, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Seal.
(b) Loon.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Heron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Mohawk call themselves, meaning "People of the Flint" (304)?

2. How many Superfund sites line the shore of Onondaga Lake?

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

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

5. What was the name of the child that Laurie gave birth to while doing her graduate research project on sweetgrass?

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