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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction does a doorway always face in indigenous homes, according to the author in "Sitting in a Circle"?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

2. "Hydrodictyon" is said to be Latin for what, in "A Mother's Work"?
(a) The single eye.
(b) The water net.
(c) The reformer.
(d) The burning bush.

3. What is the author's people's word for cedar?
(a) Kizhig.
(b) Makaks.
(c) Zhawanong.
(d) Puhpowee.

4. Who gave Nanabozho the shape for his canoe, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
(a) Swan.
(b) Dove.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Whale.

5. Where did the author go kayaking after seeing off her youngest daughter to college in "The Consolation of Water Lilies"?
(a) Kacamo Pond.
(b) Labrador Pond.
(c) Williams Pond.
(d) Lewiston Pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What word refers to the sacred tobacco among the author's people?

3. What is the scientific name of the cattail plant?

4. What is the scientific name of the black ash tree?

5. What does the third row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?

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