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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of priest was John Staudenmaier studying to be when Harjo met him?
(a) Jesuit.
(b) Diocesan.
(c) Franciscan.
(d) Monastic.

2. For what reason did the music teacher prohibit Harjo from playing a particular instrument?
(a) Because she was not old enough.
(b) Because she had no rhythm.
(c) Because she had not asked permission first.
(d) Because she had already had a turn.

3. Henry Marcy Harjo was the grandfather of which of her family members?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her second cousin.
(d) Her father.

4. What is the meaning of the Cherokee name Wynema, according to Harjo?
(a) Handsome man.
(b) Spring rain.
(c) Beautiful woman.
(d) Swift wind.

5. What substance did Harjo's mother-in-law use to put a curse on Harjo, according to her husband?
(a) Maize.
(b) Steam.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an assertion Harjo's stepfather made about her in the letter he sent to Mrs. Wilhelm?

2. What kind of delight does Harjo say she lost the day she acquiesced to her mother's demand that she put on a shirt?

3. With which two tribes was Louis Ballard affiliated, according to Harjo?

4. When one of Harjo's classrooms had previously been used for "apartment living" (77) courses, what objects still lined one wall?

5. How old was Harjo in the summer just before she entered elementary school?

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