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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the birch bark boxes that the author's ancestors carried sugar made from sap in called?
(a) Wiingaashk.
(b) Ode'mini-giizis.
(c) Makaks.
(d) Puhpowee.

3. 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?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Algae-ridden.
(c) Polluted.
(d) Fish-filled.

4. What color bedroom was among the author's daughters' list of demands for a new home in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Purple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

2. What is the device called that one hammers into a Maple tree in order to tap it?

3. What does the true name Tahawus mean among the Potawatomi people?

4. 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)?

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

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