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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of procedure did Harjo have to undergo to determine whether she had polio or not?
(a) A spinal tap.
(b) A biopsy.
(c) An EKG.
(d) A stress test.

3. How many brothers does Harjo have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

4. Harjo states that which person in her family is "one of the oldest living relatives in [her] family line" (13)?
(a) Her maternal grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Herself.

5. During what era were the people of Harjo's father removed forcibly from their land in the South?
(a) The late 19th century.
(b) The mid 19th century.
(c) The early 20th century.
(d) The early 18th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of delight does Harjo say she lost the day she acquiesced to her mother's demand that she put on a shirt?

2. What metaphorical action does Harjo use to describe the way her fear drove her to remain in one place on the time and space continuum?

3. How many sisters does Harjo have?

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

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

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