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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the author's metaphor for the Three Sisters as an emerging relationship between Western science and indigenous knowledge, the corn signifies what?
(a) Science.
(b) Community.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Traditional ecological knowledge.

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

3. What does the author describe the frest, raw pole bean as tasting like in "Epiphany in the Beans"?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) July.

4. What bacteria is referred to as "the nitrogen fixers" among bean roots in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Amylase.
(b) Mycorrhizae.
(c) Nuphar lutea.
(d) Rhizoibum.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the scientific family that comprises butternuts, black walnuts, hickories, and pecans?

3. Who is the author's graduate student that assisted her in investigating the decline of black ash trees in New York, according to the narrative in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?

4. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?

5. The author states in "Epiphany in the Beans," "In a garden, food arises from" what (151)?

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