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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of creatures did Harjo find in the grass on the evening her mother told her to get inside and put a shirt on?
(a) Foxes.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Salamanders.
(d) Mice.

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

3. Desmond Baker was the name of which one of Harjo's relatives?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her paternal grandfather.
(c) Her great-uncle.
(d) Her maternal grandfather.

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

5. Which member of Harjo's family was born with a caul over her face?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of church had Harjo just begun to attend when her "travel through story realms stopped" (37)?

2. During what era were the people of Harjo's father removed forcibly from their land in the South?

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

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

5. In what way is Harjo related to the Seminole tribe member who refused to sign a treaty with the United States government?

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