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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1798.

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

4. What does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?
(a) Ode'mini-giizis.
(b) Wiingaashk.
(c) Puhpowee.
(d) Yawe.

5. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Caifornia.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

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

3. What is the scientific family that comprises butternuts, black walnuts, hickories, and pecans?

4. Where did the author grow up?

5. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?

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