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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. Henry Marcy Harjo was the grandfather of which of her family members?

2. When Harjo's mother's performance was over, with whom did Harjo long to stay?

3. What is the color of the northerly direction, according to the epigraph for the aforementioned part?

4. 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?

5. In what liquid did Harjo's stepfather douse her mother on the night she came home from a weekly visit with her girlfriends?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what unique way does Harjo reveal events that occurred prior to her birth and what does she hope to achieve?

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss two instances when the force Harjo calls "the knowing" (71) somehow assisted her.

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

8. What sort of school was the Institute of American Indian Arts and how did Harjo feel about attending?

9. Who was Osceola and what is the significance of Harjo's connection to him?

10. What is Harjo's message regarding the way in which everyone must deal with their "gulfs of sadness" (15)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of shame treated within Crazy Brave and how does its treatment relate to the memoir's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Could Crazy Brave be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Crazy Brave while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the memoir's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the memoir.

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