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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the light-absorbing pigments in the photosensors in Maple buds called?
(a) Mycorrhizae.
(b) Phytochromes.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Juglandaceae.

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

3. For how long does the author say the commodity economy has been here on Turtle Island in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 400 years.
(d) 600 years.

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

5. According to the beliefs of the author's people, what does East represent?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Love.
(d) Community.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?

2. What leading economist of Harvard, the World Bank, and the U.S. National Economic Council issued the following statement? "There are no limits to the carrying capacity of the earth that are likely to bind at any time in the foreseeable future. The idea that we should put limits on growth because of some natural limit is a profound error" (367).

3. What is left as a reciprocating gift when an ash tree is chosen to be cut down by the author's native people?

4. When was fishing banned in Onondaga Lake?

5. What was the name of the author's grandfather?

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