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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the end of the Revolutionary War, the illegal takings of land by the state of New York reduced the aboriginal Onondaga territories to a reservation of how many acres?
(a) 2,300.
(b) 5,200.
(c) 4,300.
(d) 1,500.

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

3. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) Heron and Flax.
(b) Rose and Daisy.
(c) Swallow and Thrush.
(d) Flint and Sapling.

4. What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas?
(a) 56%.
(b) 89%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 78%.

5. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Windigo's heart made of, according to the author in "Windigo Footprints"?

2. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?

3. To what clan is Tom Porter a member, according to the author in "Putting Down Roots"?

4. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

5. What grew from the breasts of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

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