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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the beliefs of the author's people, what does East represent?
(a) Love.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Community.
(d) Sorrow.

2. What grew from Skywoman's daughter's belly after she was buried in the earth?
(a) Onions.
(b) Beans.
(c) Squash.
(d) Corn.

3. To whom is the following quote attributed in "Burning Cascade Head"? "“The dance of renewal, the dance that made the world, was always danced here at the edge of things, on the brink, on the foggy coast" (288).
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Lewis Hyde.
(c) Paula Gunn Allen.
(d) Ursula K. Le Guin.

4. From where was the emerald ash borer introduced?
(a) China.
(b) England.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) Japan.

5. What is referred to as the "bellybutton" of bean pods in "The Three Sisters" (164)?
(a) The milium.
(b) The amylase.
(c) The rhizoibum.
(d) The hilum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew from the heart of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

2. What did the author do for Hazel as a gift at Christmas in "Witch Hazel"?

3. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?

4. From whose perspective is "Witch Hazel" narrated?

5. Who gave Nanabozho the shape for his canoe, according to the narrative in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?

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