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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What is the Hiawatha wampum belt the symbol of?
(a) The Odawa Confederacy.
(b) The Winnemem-Wintu Confederacy.
(c) The Yurok Confederacy.
(d) The Haudenosunee Confederacy.

4. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The Thanksgiving Address.
(b) The Gratitude Salute.
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) The Earth Mother Salutation.

5. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?
(a) Oren.
(b) Awiakta.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Bruce.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

3. Who among the creatures dove first into the watery depths to seek out mud, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?

4. The word "ecology" is derived from what Greek word?

5. What was the name of the child that Laurie gave birth to while doing her graduate research project on sweetgrass?

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