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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. On the title page of the part of the text entitled North, Harjo writes that north is the direction where which people live?
(a) Difficult teachers.
(b) Shamans.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Magicians.

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

3. What element does Harjo say "can help raise a people up or call them to gather for war" (11)?
(a) Literature.
(b) Music.
(c) Hardship.
(d) Dance.

4. What was NOT a symptom of polio Harjo displayed in her youth?
(a) Congestion.
(b) Stiff muscles.
(c) Nausea.
(d) A headache.

5. The Institute of American Indian Arts attended Harjo attended was located in which state?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oklahoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harjo's stepfather began to come into her room each morning, what action did he always take as she lay in bed?

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

4. Which of the five senses was the only one Harjo was able to use the night her stepfather poured liquid onto her mother?

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

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