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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the scientific name for the yellow water-lily?
(a) Amylase.
(b) Nuphar lutea.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Solidago canadensis.

2. What is the address called that the children recite at the Onondaga school described by the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) The Thanksgiving Address.
(c) The Earth Mother Salutation.
(d) The Gratitude Salute.

3. What is the scientific family that comprises butternuts, black walnuts, hickories, and pecans?
(a) Hierochloe odorata.
(b) Carya illinoensis.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Juglandaceae.

4. What were the names of Hazel's children, according to the narrator in "Witch Hazel"?
(a) Sam and Janie.
(b) Emily and Peter.
(c) Sarah and John.
(d) James and Sally.

5. What does the author describe in "The Council of Pecans" as "fungal strands that inhabit tree roots" (30)?
(a) Juglandaceae.
(b) Pharmacopoeia.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Mycorrhizae.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the time for storytelling, according to the author in "Skywoman Falling"?

2. What does the author say "A gift creates" in "The Gift of Strawberries" (38)?

3. From where were the author's ancestors first removed from their land, according to the narrative in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. What is sweetgrass's favored habitat?

5. What is the "boom and bust cycle" of nut trees called, according to the author in "The Council of Pecans" (23)?

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