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

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Opera.
(c) Bluegrass.
(d) Balinese.

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

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

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

5. How old was Harjo when she exhibited symptoms of polio?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the title page of the part of the text entitled East, Harjo writes that east is the direction of what?

2. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?

3. In the epigraph of the memoir, Harjo states that she "traveled far above the earth" (8) how many times?

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

5. What form of writing did Harjo's mother enjoy creating the most?

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