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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in "A Mother's Work," Onondaga Lake has a reputation for being one of the most what lakes in the country?
(a) Polluted.
(b) Fish-filled.
(c) Algae-ridden.
(d) Pristine.

2. What does the true name Tahawus mean among the Potawatomi people?
(a) Gentle slope.
(b) Flaming lava.
(c) Cloud Splitter.
(d) Large eruption.

3. Where did the author live while in graduate school?
(a) New York.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Kansas.

4. Who is described as "our oldest Grandmother" in the Onondaga address?
(a) The Stars.
(b) The Sun.
(c) The Earth.
(d) The Moon.

5. 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) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?

2. The author states in "The Gift of Strawberries," "Gifts exist in a realm of" what (35)?

3. The author states in "Skywoman Falling" that when her people braid sweetgrass, they are braiding what?

4. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?

5. Who is the Onondaga Faithkeeper who told the author, "Of course you should write about it. It’s supposed to be shared, otherwise how can it work? We’ve been waiting five hundred years for people to listen. If they’d understood the Thanksgiving then, we wouldn’t be in this mess" (142)?

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