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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what room of the house did Harjo awake to find her stepfather hurting her little sister Margaret?
(a) The garage.
(b) The living room.
(c) The den.
(d) The kitchen.

2. In what decade did Harjo visit a palm reader who told her that she had an "alternate lifeline" (72) on her left hand?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 2000s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1980s.

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

4. From what country did the three young girls called out by the preacher at church originally hail?
(a) Canada.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Peru.

5. In what way is Harjo related to the Seminole tribe member who refused to sign a treaty with the United States government?
(a) He is the uncle of her grandparents.
(b) He is her second cousin, twice removed.
(c) He is her great-uncle.
(d) He is her great-great grandfather.

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

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

8. What form of writing did Harjo's mother enjoy creating the most?
(a) Novels.
(b) Songs.
(c) Plays.
(d) Poems.

9. 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.

10. 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) Bury them in the backyard.
(b) Dump them in the ocean.
(c) Leave them in the desert.
(d) Burn them.

11. The last singing performance Harjo ever saw her mother give took place at what type of event?
(a) A dance.
(b) A picnic.
(c) A banquet.
(d) A rodeo.

12. In what state was Harjo born?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

13. Harjo learned at church that anything "visionary on a personal level," (37) especially in girls or women, was what?
(a) Fiction.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Evil.
(d) Worthy of attention.

14. Leona May Baker was the name of which one of Harjo's relatives?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her great-aunt.
(c) Her paternal grandmother.
(d) Her maternal grandmother.

15. Harjo states that she is a member of which Indian nation?
(a) The Creek Nation.
(b) The Lakota Nation.
(c) The Sioux Nation.
(d) The Puebla Nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?

2. The Institute of American Indian Arts attended Harjo attended was located in which state?

3. On the title page of the part of the text entitled North, Harjo writes that north is the direction where which people live?

4. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?

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

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