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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Harjo on the occasion when she and her mother stayed up late to monitor a hurricane in the area?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. What is NOT an item Harjo mentions when she describes how her mother "dressed for her musical coming-out party" (50)?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Satin.
(c) Denim.
(d) Frills.

3. Which member of Harjo's family name as having been born with second sight?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her great-aunt.

4. How many of Harjo's mother's children attended her second wedding ceremony?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. How old was Harjo when she received a ouija board as a present?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. A poem included at the start of the part entitled North states that "the door to the mind should open only from the" (46) what?

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

3. What is NOT a substance Harjo classifies as a "plant medicine" (66)?

4. About how long before Louis Ballard's death did Harjo last visit with him?

5. The items along the wall in one of Harjo's classrooms at the art institute were used to train Indian students to work for what kinds of families upon graduation?

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