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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of intoxicants did Harjo, Lupita, and the rest of their friends ingest when the two girls got into trouble the next day?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Methamphetamines.

2. Which of the five senses was the only one Harjo was able to use the night her stepfather poured liquid onto her mother?
(a) Smell.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Hearing.

3. In what area of the United States did Harjo's all-Indian theater and dance troupe first tour?
(a) The Bay Area.
(b) New York City.
(c) The Midwest.
(d) The Pacific Northwest.

4. Which person did Harjo consider the only one who had ever stood up for her against her stepfather?
(a) Louis Ballard.
(b) Lupita.
(c) Mrs. Wilhelm.
(d) Clarence.

5. What objects did the troupe have thrown at them as they walked along the road in one particular town?
(a) Cabbages.
(b) Tortillas.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance did Harjo's mother-in-law use to put a curse on Harjo, according to her husband?

2. Harjo states that her mother-in-law used what sort of tactic to try to expel her from the house?

3. In what city did did Harjo begin to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts?

4. After Harjo's stepfather spent the whole drive home from the singing performance berating her mother, what action did her mother take when they got home?

5. The title page of the section entitled West states that the westerly direction is "the doorway to the" (95) what?

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