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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) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

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

3. What objects did the troupe have thrown at them as they walked along the road in one particular town?
(a) Tortillas.
(b) Cabbages.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Rocks.

4. In the epigraph of the memoir, Harjo states that she "traveled far above the earth" (8) how many times?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

5. What was Lupita doing when Harjo arrived at the office to which she had been summoned?
(a) She was lying down.
(b) She was crying.
(c) She was hitting Louis Ballard.
(d) She was screaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months of restriction did Harjo and Lupita receive as punishment for their transgressions at school?

2. Which person did Harjo consider the only one who had ever stood up for her against her stepfather?

3. How many high school students, including Harjo, were members of the all-Indian dance and drama troupe?

4. What form of writing did Harjo's mother enjoy creating the most?

5. When Harjo's stepfather began to come into her room each morning, what action did he always take as she lay in bed?

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