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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object did the poet break when he threw a different object at the bartender's head at Okie Joe's?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A bottle of liquor.
(c) A pitcher.
(d) A framed picture.

2. Which member of Harjo's family name as having been born with second sight?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her great-aunt.
(d) Her father.

3. What substance did Harjo's mother-in-law use to put a curse on Harjo, according to her husband?
(a) Maize.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Steam.
(d) Oil.

4. 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 needed to be kept under constant surveillance.
(c) She was promiscuous.
(d) She was a liar.

5. With whom did Harjo's husband have an affair, as described in the part of the text called South?
(a) The bank teller.
(b) The babysitter.
(c) The librarian.
(d) The maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did Harjo's music teacher forbid her to play, causing her to quit the band?

2. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?

3. Harjo recalls seeing droplets of blood falling on what surface as she fled with her children during one night of the poet's abuse?

4. What type of intoxicants did Harjo, Lupita, and the rest of their friends ingest when the two girls got into trouble the next day?

5. What is the meaning of the Cherokee name Wynema, according to Harjo?

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