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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Opera.
(b) Balinese.
(c) Bluegrass.
(d) Jazz.

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

4. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A belt.
(d) A switch.

5. On the title page of the part of the text entitled East, Harjo writes that east is the direction of what?
(a) Beginnings.
(b) Routines.
(c) Mornings.
(d) Reckoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Marcy Harjo was the grandfather of which of her family members?

2. What type of procedure did Harjo have to undergo to determine whether she had polio or not?

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

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

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

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