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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Harjo and her mother had a lot more experience with what type of natural phenomenon than with hurricanes?
(a) Monsoons.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Floods.
(d) Earthquakes.

4. How old was Harjo's sister Margaret when Harjo awoke to find her stepfather holding Margaret up in the air by one leg?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

5. Harjo reports that John Staudenmaier had taught her to "pay attention to the poetry of" (77) what?
(a) Living.
(b) Everyday language.
(c) Nature.
(d) The wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Harjo begin to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts?

2. Who promised to send Harjo a bus ticket to Tahlequah?

3. In what season of the year did a friend of Harjo's suggest that she take an acting class?

4. How old was Harjo on the occasion when she and her mother stayed up late to monitor a hurricane in the area?

5. What is the meaning of the Cherokee name Wynema, according to Harjo?

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