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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the scientific name for the pecan hickory tree?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Hierochloe odorata.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Mycorrhizae.

2. What word from the author's people means "the force which causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight" (65)?
(a) Yawe.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Wiingaashk.
(d) Ode'mini-giizis.

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

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

5. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?
(a) Juglandaceae.
(b) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Solidago canadensis.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?

3. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?

4. Who stated that “objects . . . will remain plentiful because they are treated as gifts" (43)?

5. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?

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