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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the true name Tahawus mean among the Potawatomi people?
(a) Large eruption.
(b) Gentle slope.
(c) Flaming lava.
(d) Cloud Splitter.

3. What does the author say "A gift creates" in "The Gift of Strawberries" (38)?
(a) "A solution to problems."
(b) "Bitterness."
(c) "Ongoing relationship."
(d) "Eternal indebtedness."

4. Where does the author describe going to an agate beach with her daughter Linden in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Marsha's Vineyard.
(c) Cape May.
(d) Patrick's Point.

5. Who wrote the book Grandmothers of the Light?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Thomas Berry.
(c) Johann Goethe.
(d) Paula Gunn Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

2. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?

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?

4. What does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?

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

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