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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) "The Words of God."
(b) "The Old Testament."
(c) "The Original Instructions."
(d) "The Great Instructions."

2. Tahawus is the Algonquin name for what mountain, according to the author in "An Offering"?
(a) Mount Brady.
(b) Mount Rainier.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) Mount Marcy.

3. What gathering in Oklahoma does the author describe as "an antidote to the divide-and-conquer strategy that was used to separate our people from each other and from our homelands" (31)?
(a) The Potawatomi Gathering of Nations.
(b) The Morongo Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow.
(c) The Coushatta Gathering of Nations.
(d) The Hunting Moon Pow Wow.

4. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) An arboreal understanding.
(b) A metaphoray.
(c) A musing.
(d) An arboreal gathering.

5. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Wiingaashk.
(d) Yawe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the author grow up?

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

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

5. What does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?

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