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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lent money to Harjo so that she could join her Cherokee boyfriend in Tahlequah?
(a) Allen.
(b) Max.
(c) Stan.
(d) Ray.

2. When Harjo's stepfather began to come into her room each morning, what action did he always take as she lay in bed?
(a) He rubbed her back.
(b) He combed her hair.
(c) He touched her breasts.
(d) He hit her with a belt.

3. What sport did Harjo's stepfather enjoy watching on television when he was not beating or berating his family?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Golf.
(d) Basketball.

4. How many hours did it take Harjo's family to drive to the location of her mother's final public singing performance?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. 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?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sky.
(c) The stars.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of the United States did Harjo's all-Indian theater and dance troupe first tour?

2. In the epigraph of the memoir, Harjo states that she "traveled far above the earth" (8) how many times?

3. 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?

4. How does Harjo describe her stepfather's identity?

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

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