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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how much money did Harjo have with her when she boarded the bus for Tahlequah?
(a) 50 dollars.
(b) 100 dollars.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 10 dollars.

2. About what type of tree was the song Harjo's mother recorded using a particular music format?
(a) A palm tree.
(b) A willow tree.
(c) A eucalyptus tree.
(d) An oak tree.

3. What did Harjo do when the promised bus ticket to Tahlequah did not arrive?
(a) She enrolled in nursing school.
(b) She went to Tahlequah anyway.
(c) She got another job.
(d) She went to live with her aunt.

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

5. Harjo reports that John Staudenmaier had taught her to "pay attention to the poetry of" (77) what?
(a) Nature.
(b) Living.
(c) Everyday language.
(d) The wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was NOT a symptom of polio Harjo displayed in her youth?

2. What kind of transportation did Boyd use to get to Harjo's home once he was sent there by his parents?

3. Who lent money to Harjo so that she could join her Cherokee boyfriend in Tahlequah?

4. How old was Harjo on the occasion when she and her mother stayed up late to monitor a hurricane in the area?

5. What object did Harjo's fiance force her to pawn as soon as she reached Tahlequah?

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