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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Carlisle Indian Industrial School located?
(a) Texas.
(b) Pennsyvania.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Connecticut.

2. 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"?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Eutrophication.
(c) Solidago canadensis.
(d) Amylase.

3. What is the name of the author's youngest daughter?
(a) Larkin.
(b) Ashley.
(c) Flint.
(d) Linden.

4. The narrator of "Witch Hazel" says that she first met Hazel Barnett when she was walking the fields where?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Washington.
(d) Tennessee.

5. What direction does a doorway always face in indigenous homes, according to the author in "Sitting in a Circle"?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the animate form of "to be," in the author's people's language?

2. What Swedish botanist does the author reference in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

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

4. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?

5. Among "The Three Sisters," who is the firstborn?

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