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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was "a huge oil gusher" (13) discovered on land partly owned by Henry Marcy Harjo?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1895.

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

3. About how much money did Harjo have with her when she boarded the bus for Tahlequah?
(a) 50 dollars.
(b) 100 dollars.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 10 dollars.

4. What was NOT a symptom of polio Harjo displayed in her youth?
(a) A headache.
(b) Stiff muscles.
(c) Congestion.
(d) Nausea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The title page of the section entitled West states that the westerly direction is "the doorway to the" (95) what?

2. What is NOT an assertion Harjo's stepfather made about her in the letter he sent to Mrs. Wilhelm?

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

4. What was Lupita doing when Harjo arrived at the office to which she had been summoned?

5. Harjo says that she started school at the Institute of American Indian Arts, she was "fresh from escaping the emotional" what "of her childhood" (73)?

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