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

2. 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) Her hand.
(c) A switch.
(d) A wooden spoon.

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

4. In what type of activity did Harjo's mother partake on a weekly basis with her girlfriends?
(a) Golf.
(b) Book club.
(c) Shuffleboard.
(d) Knitting circle.

5. Harjo states that she is a member of which Indian nation?
(a) The Lakota Nation.
(b) The Sioux Nation.
(c) The Creek Nation.
(d) The Puebla Nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harjo recalls coming home to find her siblings terrified at having just witnessed which person force their mother to play Russian roulette with a loaded gun?

2. What was the name of the Seminole tribe member who refused to sign a treaty with the United States government?

3. In what state was Harjo born?

4. What element does Harjo say "can help raise a people up or call them to gather for war" (11)?

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

(see the answer key)

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