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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 is NOT a substance Harjo classifies as a "plant medicine" (66)?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Peyote.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Tobacco.

2. During what era were the people of Harjo's father removed forcibly from their land in the South?
(a) The late 19th century.
(b) The early 18th century.
(c) The early 20th century.
(d) The mid 19th century.

3. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?
(a) Elegance.
(b) Fate.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Danger.

4. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?
(a) Left him.
(b) Hit him back.
(c) Cheated on him.
(d) Called the police.

5. In what liquid did Harjo's stepfather douse her mother on the night she came home from a weekly visit with her girlfriends?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what type of format did Harjo's mother record one of her original songs?

4. With what object did Harjo's stepfather hit her little sister on the occasion described by Harjo?

5. In what room of the house did Harjo awake to find her stepfather hurting her little sister Margaret?

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