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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what grade was the author's daughter when she stopped standing for the Pledge of Allegiance?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Third.
(c) Second.
(d) Eleventh.

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

3. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?
(a) The Wethersfield Elm.
(b) The Louis Vieux Elm.
(c) The Parliament Hill Elm.
(d) The Glencorradale Elm.

4. In what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1818.

5. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?
(a) Lava rock beds and high desert plains.
(b) Sunny, well-watered meadows.
(c) Dry, shady forests.
(d) Craggy, rocky mountains with low sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ecotheologian wrote, "We must say of the universe that it is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects" (74)?

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

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"?

4. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?

5. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

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