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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects does Harjo say acted as evidence that she and many other young women "wanted to live" (78)?
(a) Diplomas.
(b) Scars.
(c) Children.
(d) Tears.

2. Harjo and her mother had a lot more experience with what type of natural phenomenon than with hurricanes?
(a) Monsoons.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Floods.

3. From what country did the three young girls called out by the preacher at church originally hail?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Canada.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Peru.

4. How much older than Harjo's mother was the man she ended up with after divorcing Harjo's father?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 9 months.

5. On the title page of the part of the text entitled West, Harjo writes that west is the direction of what?
(a) Endings.
(b) Questions.
(c) Answers.
(d) Funerals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade of her life did Harjo revisit her desire to create music?

2. How many sisters does Harjo have?

3. Harjo states that she was "fully ensconced" (97) in what two types of art classes, rather than being a well-rounded student?

4. How many classes did Harjo take from Louis Ballard during her time at the Institute of American Indian Arts?

5. Which person threatened Harjo with physical harm if she ever sang inside the house again?

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