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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is referred to as the "bellybutton" of bean pods in "The Three Sisters" (164)?
(a) The amylase.
(b) The hilum.
(c) The rhizoibum.
(d) The milium.

2. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Obsequience.
(c) Abundance.
(d) Order.

3. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) An arboreal gathering.
(b) A musing.
(c) A metaphoray.
(d) An arboreal understanding.

4. 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?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Fish-filled.
(c) Polluted.
(d) Algae-ridden.

5. On how many acres did the home sit that the author fell in love with in upstate New York in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Sha-note" mean in the author's people's language (21)?

2. What did the author do for Hazel as a gift at Christmas in "Witch Hazel"?

3. What color bedroom was among the author's daughters' list of demands for a new home in "A Mother's Work"?

4. Who was the Cherokee writer that pressed a corn leaf pouch into the author's hand years ago, according to the narrative in "The Three Sisters"?

5. What refers to "the natural process of nutrient enrichment that comes with age," and what happened to the author's pond in "A Mother's Work"?

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