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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author grow up?
(a) Northern California.
(b) Upstate New York.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

2. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Williams Pond.
(b) Kacamo Pond.
(c) Labrador Pond.
(d) Lewiston Pond.

3. When is the time for storytelling, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

4. "Hydrodictyon" is said to be Latin for what, in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) The reformer.
(b) The water net.
(c) The burning bush.
(d) The single eye.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in "A Mother's Work," Onondaga Lake has a reputation for being one of the most what lakes in the country?

2. 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)?

3. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?

4. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?

5. Who among the creatures dove first into the watery depths to seek out mud, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?

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