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

2. What nationality and tribe does Harjo mention when she calls Leona May Baker "a potent meeting of storytellers, teachers, and musicians" (31)?
(a) Irish and Modoc.
(b) Irish and Cherokee.
(c) Scottish and Sioux.
(d) English and Apache.

3. Which of the five senses was the only one Harjo was able to use the night her stepfather poured liquid onto her mother?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Smell.

4. What kind of school had Harjo just begun to attend when her "travel through story realms stopped" (37)?
(a) Private.
(b) Indian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Public.

5. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?
(a) Danger.
(b) Elegance.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Institute of American Indian Arts attended Harjo attended was located in which state?

2. When Harjo's mother's performance was over, with whom did Harjo long to stay?

3. From what country did the three young girls called out by the preacher at church originally hail?

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

5. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?

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