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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry Marcy Harjo was the grandfather of which of her family members?
(a) Her second cousin.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

2. What was the name of the Seminole tribe member who refused to sign a treaty with the United States government?
(a) Osceola.
(b) Eufala.
(c) Monahwee.
(d) Samuel.

3. In what liquid did Harjo's stepfather douse her mother on the night she came home from a weekly visit with her girlfriends?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Water.
(c) Beer.
(d) Juice.

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) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. The Institute of American Indian Arts attended Harjo attended was located in which state?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Kansas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Texas.

6. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?
(a) Hit him back.
(b) Left him.
(c) Cheated on him.
(d) Called the police.

7. How old was Harjo's sister Margaret when Harjo awoke to find her stepfather holding Margaret up in the air by one leg?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

8. About what type of tree was the song Harjo's mother recorded using a particular music format?
(a) A eucalyptus tree.
(b) A willow tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A palm tree.

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

10. What was the name of the street where Harjo's mother and stepfather moved their combined families after their wedding?
(a) Blame Street.
(b) Independence Street.
(c) Willow Street.
(d) Elm Street.

11. What action did Harjo's stepfather threaten to take once he had promised to kill Harjo's mother and children if she ever took a particular action?
(a) Leave them in the desert.
(b) Bury them in the backyard.
(c) Dump them in the ocean.
(d) Burn them.

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

13. Harjo states that which person in her family is "one of the oldest living relatives in [her] family line" (13)?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her maternal grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

14. What element does Harjo say "can help raise a people up or call them to gather for war" (11)?
(a) Literature.
(b) Hardship.
(c) Dance.
(d) Music.

15. 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?
(a) She slept.
(b) She cleaned.
(c) She cooked.
(d) She went to stay with her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was Harjo born?

2. How many brothers does Harjo have?

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

4. Hurricane Carla moved up the entire coastline of what state before moving on to the Tulsa area?

5. How many children were in Harjo's household just before her mother married Harjo's stepfather?

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