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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 46-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of writing did Harjo's mother enjoy creating the most?
(a) Songs.
(b) Novels.
(c) Plays.
(d) Poems.

2. In what way is Harjo related to the Seminole tribe member who refused to sign a treaty with the United States government?
(a) He is the uncle of her grandparents.
(b) He is her great-great grandfather.
(c) He is her great-uncle.
(d) He is her second cousin, twice removed.

3. The Institute of American Indian Arts attended Harjo attended was located in which state?
(a) Texas.
(b) Kansas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Oklahoma.

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

5. Which member of Harjo's family was born with a caul over her face?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what type of tree was the song Harjo's mother recorded using a particular music format?

2. What is NOT a substance Harjo classifies as a "plant medicine" (66)?

3. What kind of school had Harjo just begun to attend when her "travel through story realms stopped" (37)?

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

5. What is NOT an item Harjo mentions when she describes how her mother "dressed for her musical coming-out party" (50)?

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