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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name the author's people use to refer to common plantain plants?
(a) White Man's Problem.
(b) White Man's Footstep.
(c) White Man's Basket.
(d) White Man's Disease.

3. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?
(a) The Stars.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Earth.

4. After how many years does the author say her pond is now nearly swimmable in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

5. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Via pheromones.
(b) Via electrical pulses.
(c) Via ESP.
(d) Via whispers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is referred to as the "bellybutton" of bean pods in "The Three Sisters" (164)?

2. How many weeks were the author's students required to stay at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station as a graduation requirement, according to her narrative in "Sitting in a Circle"?

3. What grew from Skywoman's daughter's head when she was buried in the earth, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

4. What is the animate form of "to be," in the author's people's language?

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

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