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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 46-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?
(a) Her hand.
(b) A wooden spoon.
(c) A belt.
(d) A switch.

2. How many of Harjo's mother's children attended her second wedding ceremony?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

3. In what decade did Harjo visit a palm reader who told her that she had an "alternate lifeline" (72) on her left hand?
(a) The 2000s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1980s.

4. What action did Harjo begin to take in hopes of keeping her family safe from the wrath of her stepfather?
(a) She began to have friends over.
(b) She began to speak with the police.
(c) She began to stay awake all night.
(d) She began to collect knives.

5. What is NOT an item Harjo mentions when she describes how her mother "dressed for her musical coming-out party" (50)?
(a) Denim.
(b) Satin.
(c) Frills.
(d) Perfume.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of format did Harjo's mother record one of her original songs?

2. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?

3. Harjo says that as she listened to her mother sing at her last public performance, she felt her mother's "spirit reach up and touch" (52) what?

4. Henry Marcy Harjo was the grandfather of which of her family members?

5. What type of procedure did Harjo have to undergo to determine whether she had polio or not?

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