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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which comedian was an avid supporter of Harjo's all-Indian theater and dance troupe?
(a) Jerry Seinfeld.
(b) Jonathan Winters.
(c) Louie Anderson.
(d) Milton Berle.

2. What object did Harjo's fiance force her to pawn as soon as she reached Tahlequah?
(a) Her turquoise earrings.
(b) Her turquoise necklace.
(c) Her turquoise bracelet.
(d) Her turquoise ring.

3. 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) 9.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A poem included at the start of the part entitled North states that "the door to the mind should open only from the" (46) what?

2. What marker does Harjo use to set the poetry and partly-fictional story in the memoir off from the rest of the text?

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

4. Harjo states that many Indian women who gave birth at the Indian hospital unknowingly signed a form giving doctors permission to take what action?

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

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