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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?
(a) Elegance.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Fate.
(d) Danger.

2. What is NOT an item Harjo mentions when she describes how her mother "dressed for her musical coming-out party" (50)?
(a) Frills.
(b) Denim.
(c) Satin.
(d) Perfume.

3. How many classes did Harjo take from Louis Ballard during her time at the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. In what room of the house did Harjo awake to find her stepfather hurting her little sister Margaret?
(a) The garage.
(b) The den.
(c) The living room.
(d) The kitchen.

5. What action did Harjo begin to take in hopes of keeping her family safe from the wrath of her stepfather?
(a) She began to speak with the police.
(b) She began to stay awake all night.
(c) She began to have friends over.
(d) She began to collect knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did Harjo's music teacher forbid her to play, causing her to quit the band?

2. In what decade of her life did Harjo revisit her desire to create music?

3. Which member of the young Cherokee man's family was a healer within the tribe?

4. How old was Harjo when she received a ouija board as a present?

5. How old was Harjo when she exhibited symptoms of polio?

(see the answer key)

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