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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. The young Cherokee man who became Harjo's lover was at least how many years old when they met?

2. What is NOT an assertion Harjo's stepfather made about her in the letter he sent to Mrs. Wilhelm?

3. How old was Harjo at the time she left home four months pregnant bound for Tahlequah on a bus?

4. Who or what does Harjo now believe was the source of her decision to take an acting class?

5. How old was Harjo when she met the Cherokee young man who would become her first lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rumors did Harjo hear about her future mother-in-law and how did they compare with reality?

2. What secret was Harjo keeping by the time she came back from touring the Pacific Northwest with the troupe of dancers and actors?

3. In what way did Harjo's mother-in-law's cruelty come back to haunt her?

4. How did Harjo reach Tahlequah when she failed to receive the promised bus ticket in the mail?

5. What was the primary emotion Harjo felt upon arriving at the Institute of American Indian Arts?

6. In what way is the theme of a cyclical existence depicted in the epigraph Harjo includes for the part of the text entitled West?

7. What does the line of stoves within the memoir symbolize?

8. What clues does Harjo provide to the reader regarding the coming ability of her Cherokee boyfriend to provide for his family?

9. At what age did Harjo become entwined in a relationship with an older Cherokee man and how did they meet?

10. Who was Louis Ballard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Harjo's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Crazy Brave.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Harjo’s memoir Crazy Brave. What message is Harjo sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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