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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many classes did Harjo take from Louis Ballard during her time at the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

2. How old was Harjo when she met the Cherokee young man who would become her first lover?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

3. In what decade of her life did Harjo revisit her desire to create music?
(a) Her forties.
(b) Her thirties.
(c) Her twenties.
(d) Her fifties.

4. What did Mrs. Wilhelm do with the letter Harjo's stepfather sent to her disparaging Harjo's character?
(a) She gave it to the police.
(b) She gave it back to Harjo.
(c) She ripped it up.
(d) She burned it.

5. Louis Ballard acted in what official capacity during Harjo's journey through school?
(a) President.
(b) Housefather.
(c) Advisor.
(d) Dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young men who walked away from the ditch and toward Harjo were taking what action as they walked?

2. How many of Harjo's mother's children attended her second wedding ceremony?

3. Which person threatened Harjo with physical harm if she ever sang inside the house again?

4. What action did Harjo's stepfather threaten to take once he had promised to kill Harjo's mother and children if she ever took a particular action?

5. Under what types of trees did the grandmother of Harjo's fiance spend each morning with her friends?

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