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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what age had Harjo tired of hearing the Bible misused "to prove the superiority of white people” and “to enforce the domination of women by men” (68)?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

2. What substance did Harjo's mother-in-law use to put a curse on Harjo, according to her husband?
(a) Maize.
(b) Steam.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Oil.

3. What was Lupita doing when Harjo arrived at the office to which she had been summoned?
(a) She was screaming.
(b) She was crying.
(c) She was lying down.
(d) She was hitting Louis Ballard.

4. How many hours did it take Harjo's family to drive to the location of her mother's final public singing performance?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. 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) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lent money to Harjo so that she could join her Cherokee boyfriend in Tahlequah?

2. What object did Harjo's fiance force her to pawn as soon as she reached Tahlequah?

3. The last singing performance Harjo ever saw her mother give took place at what type of event?

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

5. Which person did Harjo consider the only one who had ever stood up for her against her stepfather?

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