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Planting Sweetgrass

1. What does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?
(a) Wiingaashk.
(b) Puhpowee.
(c) Yawe.
(d) Ode'mini-giizis.

2. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Hierochloe odorata.
(c) Mycorrhizae.
(d) Pharmacopoeia.

3. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

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

5. When is the time for storytelling, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

6. Who among the creatures dove first into the watery depths to seek out mud, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Loon.
(b) Heron.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Seal.

7. Upon what creature's back did the woman spread the mud in "Skywoman Falling"?
(a) Giraffe's.
(b) Elephant's.
(c) Turtle's.
(d) Clam's.

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