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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what grade was the author's daughter when she stopped standing for the Pledge of Allegiance?
(a) Third.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Second.
(d) Sixth.

2. 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) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

4. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Pharmacopoeia.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Juglandaceae.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Maple Sugar Moon" translate to in the language of the author's people?

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

3. The narrator of "Witch Hazel" says that she first met Hazel Barnett when she was walking the fields where?

4. What is the name of the author's youngest daughter?

5. What is said to be the leader of the birds in the Onondaga address in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

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