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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the young Cherokee man's family was a healer within the tribe?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

2. Who or what does Harjo now believe was the source of her decision to take an acting class?
(a) Her friend.
(b) The knowing.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

3. Which comedian was an avid supporter of Harjo's all-Indian theater and dance troupe?
(a) Louie Anderson.
(b) Jonathan Winters.
(c) Jerry Seinfeld.
(d) Milton Berle.

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

5. Who lent money to Harjo so that she could join her Cherokee boyfriend in Tahlequah?
(a) Stan.
(b) Allen.
(c) Max.
(d) Ray.

6. When one of Harjo's classrooms had previously been used for "apartment living" (77) courses, what objects still lined one wall?
(a) Sewing machines.
(b) Stoves.
(c) Washing machines.
(d) Sinks.

7. What instrument did Harjo's music teacher forbid her to play, causing her to quit the band?
(a) Drums.
(b) Flute.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Xylophone.

8. Lupita was Harjo's friend and also her what?
(a) Running partner.
(b) Tutor.
(c) Roommate.
(d) Lab partner.

9. The items along the wall in one of Harjo's classrooms at the art institute were used to train Indian students to work for what kinds of families upon graduation?
(a) Non-profit organizations.
(b) Poor.
(c) Rich.
(d) White.

10. With which two tribes was Louis Ballard affiliated, according to Harjo?
(a) Sioux and Cherokee.
(b) Quapaw and Cherokee.
(c) Choctaw and Creek.
(d) Quapaw and Seneca.

11. With whom did Harjo stay for the first week after she arrived in Tahlequah?
(a) A local farmer.
(b) Other homeless teens.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Friends of her fiance's.

12. How many high school students, including Harjo, were members of the all-Indian dance and drama troupe?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

13. In what state did Harjo begin to attend the high school called the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Texas.

14. What object did Harjo's fiance force her to pawn as soon as she reached Tahlequah?
(a) Her turquoise bracelet.
(b) Her turquoise ring.
(c) Her turquoise earrings.
(d) Her turquoise necklace.

15. The young men who walked away from the ditch and toward Harjo were taking what action as they walked?
(a) They were punching one another.
(b) They were snickering.
(c) They were taking shots.
(d) They were eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Louis Ballard acted in what official capacity during Harjo's journey through school?

2. Harjo discusses the way in which she and her friends had defined themselves as teenagers with what element?

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

4. For what reason did the music teacher prohibit Harjo from playing a particular instrument?

5. How old was Lupita when her mother died, according to Harjo?

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