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

2. What is NOT an assertion Harjo's stepfather made about her in the letter he sent to Mrs. Wilhelm?
(a) She was a thief.
(b) She was a liar.
(c) She needed to be kept under constant surveillance.
(d) She was promiscuous.

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

4. What did Mrs. Wilhelm do with the letter Harjo's stepfather sent to her disparaging Harjo's character?
(a) She gave it back to Harjo.
(b) She gave it to the police.
(c) She burned it.
(d) She ripped it up.

5. What instrument did Harjo's music teacher forbid her to play, causing her to quit the band?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Flute.
(c) Xylophone.
(d) Drums.

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. How old was Harjo's sister Margaret when Harjo awoke to find her stepfather holding Margaret up in the air by one leg?

3. What metaphorical action does Harjo use to describe the way her fear drove her to remain in one place on the time and space continuum?

4. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?

5. To what type of music was Harjo listening when she had what she calls her "rite of passage into the world of humanity" (10)?

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