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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last singing performance Harjo ever saw her mother give took place at what type of event?
(a) A dance.
(b) A rodeo.
(c) A banquet.
(d) A picnic.

2. Harjo says that as she listened to her mother sing at her last public performance, she felt her mother's "spirit reach up and touch" (52) what?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sun.
(c) The sky.
(d) The stars.

3. In what city did did Harjo begin to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Tyler.

4. 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) White.
(c) Rich.
(d) Poor.

5. About how many years before the publication of Crazy Brave did Louis Ballard die?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the title page of the part of the text entitled West, Harjo writes that west is the direction of what?

2. In what area of the United States did Harjo's all-Indian theater and dance troupe first tour?

3. Harjo states that she was "fully ensconced" (97) in what two types of art classes, rather than being a well-rounded student?

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. Lupita was Harjo's friend and also her what?

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