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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author do for Hazel as a gift at Christmas in "Witch Hazel"?
(a) She helped Hazel move into a hospice facility.
(b) She hosted a part at Hazel's old house.
(c) She took Hazel on a trip to Canada.
(d) She planted a tree for Hazel in her yard.

2. Who is described in "Maple Sugar Moon" as "the Anishinaabe Original Man" (79)?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Yawe.
(c) Nanabozho.
(d) Wiingaashk.

3. What is said to be a "radical proposition" in a consumer society in "Allegiance to Gratitude" (136)?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Gift-giving.
(c) Detachment.
(d) Gratitude.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?

2. In the teachings of the Onondaga people, leadership is rooted not in power and authority but in what?

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

4. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?

5. 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?

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