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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action did Harjo's stepfather threaten to take once he had promised to kill Harjo's mother and children if she ever took a particular action?
(a) Bury them in the backyard.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Dump them in the ocean.
(d) Leave them in the desert.

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

3. In what state did Harjo begin to attend the high school called the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Nebraska.

4. How does Harjo describe her stepfather's identity?
(a) Prussian.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) White.
(d) Indian.

5. After Harjo's stepfather spent the whole drive home from the singing performance berating her mother, what action did her mother take when they got home?
(a) She slept.
(b) She cleaned.
(c) She went to stay with her sister.
(d) She cooked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hurricane Carla moved up the entire coastline of what state before moving on to the Tulsa area?

2. In what season of the year did a friend of Harjo's suggest that she take an acting class?

3. About how much money did Harjo have with her when she boarded the bus for Tahlequah?

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

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