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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 73-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?
(a) A switch.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A wooden spoon.
(d) A belt.

2. 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?
(a) Hands.
(b) Gut.
(c) Heart.
(d) Inside.

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

4. How many months of restriction did Harjo and Lupita receive as punishment for their transgressions at school?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

5. In the epigraph of the memoir, Harjo states that she "traveled far above the earth" (8) how many times?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the street where Harjo's mother and stepfather moved their combined families after their wedding?

2. In what decade did Harjo visit a palm reader who told her that she had an "alternate lifeline" (72) on her left hand?

3. How old was Harjo in the summer just before she entered elementary school?

4. What kind of priest was John Staudenmaier studying to be when Harjo met him?

5. In what type of activity did Harjo's mother partake on a weekly basis with her girlfriends?

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