1. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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) Amylase.
(b) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Solidago canadensis.
(d) Eutrophication.

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

4. What is the name of the process in a bean shoot in which the vine inscribes a circle in the air?
(a) Nuphar lutea.
(b) Circumnutation.
(c) Eutrophication.
(d) Amylase.

5. Among "The Three Sisters," who is the firstborn?
(a) Squash.
(b) Beans.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. What kind of bird's nest did the author find in the willows around her pond in "A Mother's Work"?

4. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?

5. Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the saliva of what animal that stimulates grass growth?

(see the answer key)

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