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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what district of San Francisco did Harjo briefly feel compelled to move in the 1960s?

2. What type of creatures did Harjo find in the grass on the evening her mother told her to get inside and put a shirt on?

3. Which member of Harjo's family was born with a caul over her face?

4. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?

5. What transgression did Harjo's stepfather accuse her mother of one evening when she returned from a weekly meeting with her girlfriends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the palm reader's analysis of Harjo's left hand in the part of the text entitled North?

2. Discuss an instance of irony that also acts as an example of foreshadowing within the part of the memoir called North.

3. How does Harjo interpret the preacher's behavior on the day the three Mexican-American sisters come to church?

4. Discuss a moment in the part of the text entitled East when Harjo provides a feminist perspective.

5. What events does Harjo imagine would have unfolded if a member of the family had called the police about their stepfather's abuse?

6. What new behavior did Harjo's stepfather begin to exhibit each day after her mother left for work?

7. What role did Jazz music play in the development of Harjo's identity?

8. For what reason does Harjo's mother stay with her second husband, even when it becomes clear that he is controlling and abusive?

9. Which member of Harjo's family was born with a caul over her face and what is the significance of this fact?

10. How are the themes of risk and reward depicted within the part of the text entitled North?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Harjo in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Crazy Brave. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Harjo’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Perform a biographical criticism of Crazy Brave by researching Harjo's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Harjo.

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Harjo send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?

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