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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the time for storytelling, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?
(a) The whiskers of the Lion.
(b) The hair of Mother Earth.
(c) The hair of Father Earth.
(d) Love, hope, and charity.

3. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

4. What ecotheologian wrote, "We must say of the universe that it is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects" (74)?
(a) Johann Goethe.
(b) Lewis Hyde.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Thomas Berry.

5. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) There is strength in unity.
(b) The Windigo is all-powerful.
(c) There is strength in solitude.
(d) War is sometimes necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?

2. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?

3. 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)?

4. What does the author describe in "The Council of Pecans" as "fungal strands that inhabit tree roots" (30)?

5. What was Sha-note renamed?

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