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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Earth Mother Salutation.
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance.

2. For how long does the author say the commodity economy has been here on Turtle Island in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 600 years.
(d) 400 years.

3. Who was Hazel's husband?
(a) James.
(b) Robert.
(c) Rowley.
(d) Andrew.

4. What was the name of the author's grandfather?
(a) Oren Lyons.
(b) Asa Wall.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

5. What does South represent to the author's people?
(a) Ancient knowledge.
(b) Birth and growth.
(c) Community.
(d) Death and grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew from the hair of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

2. How many weeks were the author's students required to stay at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station as a graduation requirement, according to her narrative in "Sitting in a Circle"?

3. What is the Hiawatha wampum belt the symbol of?

4. What is the scientific name for the pecan hickory tree?

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

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