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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. Which of the five senses was the only one Harjo was able to use the night her stepfather poured liquid onto her mother?
(a) Touch.
(b) Smell.
(c) Sight.
(d) Hearing.

2. What was the name of the Seminole tribe member who refused to sign a treaty with the United States government?
(a) Eufala.
(b) Osceola.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Monahwee.

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

4. What action did Harjo begin to take in hopes of keeping her family safe from the wrath of her stepfather?
(a) She began to have friends over.
(b) She began to speak with the police.
(c) She began to stay awake all night.
(d) She began to collect knives.

5. Harjo states that she is a member of which Indian nation?
(a) The Lakota Nation.
(b) The Puebla Nation.
(c) The Sioux Nation.
(d) The Creek Nation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nationality and tribe does Harjo mention when she calls Leona May Baker "a potent meeting of storytellers, teachers, and musicians" (31)?

3. Which member of Harjo's family name as having been born with second sight?

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

5. Leona May Baker was the name of which one of Harjo's relatives?

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