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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described in "Maple Sugar Moon" as "the Anishinaabe Original Man" (79)?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Nanabozho.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Wiingaashk.

2. The author states in "The Gift of Strawberries," "Gifts exist in a realm of" what (35)?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Humility and mystery."
(c) "Happiness."
(d) "Forgiveness and negotiation."

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

4. What is the animate form of "to be," in the author's people's language?
(a) Ode'mini-giizis.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Wiingaashk.

5. On how many acres did the home sit that the author fell in love with in upstate New York in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say "A gift creates" in "The Gift of Strawberries" (38)?

2. What is the scientific name for the yellow water-lily?

3. What were the names of Hazel's children, according to the narrator in "Witch Hazel"?

4. 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)?

5. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

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