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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?
(a) The hair of Father Earth.
(b) The hair of Mother Earth.
(c) Love, hope, and charity.
(d) The whiskers of the Lion.

2. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The Sun.
(c) The Stars.
(d) The Earth.

3. What is the Hiawatha wampum belt the symbol of?
(a) The Haudenosunee Confederacy.
(b) The Winnemem-Wintu Confederacy.
(c) The Yurok Confederacy.
(d) The Odawa Confederacy.

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. Where did the author live while in graduate school?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) New York.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?

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

4. Who wrote the book Grandmothers of the Light?

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

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