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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the third row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Community.
(b) The spirit.
(c) Science.
(d) Ecological well-being.

2. What is said to be the leader of the birds in the Onondaga address in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The chickadee.
(b) The eagle.
(c) The raven.
(d) The hawk.

3. The author states in "Epiphany in the Beans," "In a garden, food arises from" what (151)?
(a) Desire.
(b) Dedication.
(c) Greed.
(d) Partnership.

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

5. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Hierochloe odorata.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Juglandaceae.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the great teacher of Anishinaabe lore that over-fished a lake, according to the story related by the author in "The Honorable Harvest"?

2. In what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?

3. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?

4. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?

5. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?

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