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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pharmacopoeia.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Juglandaceae.

2. What does "Sha-note" mean in the author's people's language (21)?
(a) River in a gorge.
(b) Cliff overhanging the ocean.
(c) Trees falling from fire.
(d) Wind blowing through.

3. Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the saliva of what animal that stimulates grass growth?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Deer.
(d) Cows.

4. What is the "boom and bust cycle" of nut trees called, according to the author in "The Council of Pecans" (23)?
(a) Mast fruiting.
(b) Mass fruiting.
(c) Post fruiting.
(d) Forage fruiting.

5. Who stated that “objects . . . will remain plentiful because they are treated as gifts" (43)?
(a) Thomas Berry.
(b) Johann Goethe.
(c) Bruce King.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of "Witch Hazel" says that she first met Hazel Barnett when she was walking the fields where?

2. What grew from Skywoman's daughter's head when she was buried in the earth, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

3. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. The author states in "Skywoman Falling," "The Skywoman story, shared by the original peoples throughout the Great Lakes, is a constant star in the constellation of teachings we call" what (16)?

5. After how many years does the author say her pond is now nearly swimmable in "A Mother's Work"?

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