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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 scientific family that comprises butternuts, black walnuts, hickories, and pecans?
(a) Juglandaceae.
(b) Hierochloe odorata.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Carya illinoensis.

2. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) Via whispers.
(b) Via ESP.
(c) Via pheromones.
(d) Via electrical pulses.

3. In the teachings of the Onondaga people, leadership is rooted not in power and authority but in what?
(a) Service and wisdom.
(b) Submission and meekness.
(c) Instinct and trust.
(d) Gratitude.

4. What is the device called that one hammers into a Maple tree in order to tap it?
(a) Spile.
(b) Stake.
(c) Spike.
(d) Sloke.

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

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. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?

3. What is the "boom and bust cycle" of nut trees called, according to the author in "The Council of Pecans" (23)?

4. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?

5. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?

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