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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 46-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What transgression did Harjo's stepfather accuse her mother of one evening when she returned from a weekly meeting with her girlfriends?
(a) Lying.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Cheating.

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

3. What action did Harjo begin to take in hopes of keeping her family safe from the wrath of her stepfather?
(a) She began to speak with the police.
(b) She began to have friends over.
(c) She began to stay awake all night.
(d) She began to collect knives.

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

5. With what object did Harjo's stepfather hit her little sister on the occasion described by Harjo?
(a) A hairbrush.
(b) A belt.
(c) An oar.
(d) A wooden spoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of activity did Harjo's mother partake on a weekly basis with her girlfriends?

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

3. Harjo says that as she listened to her mother sing at her last public performance, she felt her mother's "spirit reach up and touch" (52) what?

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

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

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