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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. What transgression did Harjo's stepfather accuse her mother of one evening when she returned from a weekly meeting with her girlfriends?
(a) Singing.
(b) Lying.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Stealing.

2. Desmond Baker was the name of which one of Harjo's relatives?
(a) Her paternal grandfather.
(b) Her great-uncle.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her maternal grandfather.

3. What sport did Harjo's stepfather enjoy watching on television when he was not beating or berating his family?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Golf.
(c) Football.
(d) Tennis.

4. 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?
(a) The sky.
(b) The sun.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

5. How old was Harjo in the summer just before she entered elementary school?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harjo states that she is a member of which Indian nation?

2. What kind of school had Harjo just begun to attend when her "travel through story realms stopped" (37)?

3. What was the name of the street where Harjo's mother and stepfather moved their combined families after their wedding?

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

5. A poem included at the start of the part entitled North states that "the door to the mind should open only from the" (46) what?

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