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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted Moment in Flight?
(a) Lewis Hyde.
(b) Thomas Berry.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) John Singer Sargent.

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

3. Who among the creatures dove first into the watery depths to seek out mud, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Seal.
(b) Beaver.
(c) Loon.
(d) Heron.

4. What is the "boom and bust cycle" of nut trees called, according to the author in "The Council of Pecans" (23)?
(a) Post fruiting.
(b) Mast fruiting.
(c) Forage fruiting.
(d) Mass fruiting.

5. Along what river does the author describe her grandfather collecting pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) The Niagara River.
(b) The Ottawa River.
(c) The Canadian River.
(d) The Arkansas River.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. Where did the author live while in graduate school?

4. What was Sha-note renamed?

5. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?

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