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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state did Harjo begin to attend the high school called the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) Texas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Kansas.

2. How does Harjo describe her stepfather's identity?
(a) Indian.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) White.
(d) Prussian.

3. 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 hit her with a belt.
(b) He rubbed her back.
(c) He combed her hair.
(d) He touched her breasts.

4. When Harjo's mother's performance was over, with whom did Harjo long to stay?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her uncle.

5. Which adjective was NOT mentioned by the people who warned Harjo about her soon-to-be mother-in-law?
(a) Stingy.
(b) Overprotective.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what object did Harjo's stepfather hit her little sister on the occasion described by Harjo?

2. After Harjo's stepfather spent the whole drive home from the singing performance berating her mother, what action did her mother take when they got home?

3. Lupita was Harjo's friend and also her what?

4. In what room of the house did Harjo awake to find her stepfather hurting her little sister Margaret?

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

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