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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. How old was Harjo in the summer just before she entered elementary school?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

3. The Institute of American Indian Arts attended Harjo attended was located in which state?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Texas.

4. What action did Harjo's stepfather threaten to take once he had promised to kill Harjo's mother and children if she ever took a particular action?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Bury them in the backyard.
(c) Dump them in the ocean.
(d) Leave them in the desert.

5. In what room of the house did Harjo awake to find her stepfather hurting her little sister Margaret?
(a) The den.
(b) The living room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?

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

3. How much older than Harjo's mother was the man she ended up with after divorcing Harjo's father?

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

5. Harjo and her mother had a lot more experience with what type of natural phenomenon than with hurricanes?

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