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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say is "good at funerals"(2)?
(a) His mother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) Hector.
(d) The tribal elder.

2. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Spokane.

3. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story as he stands in the cemetery?
(a) Take care of his mother.
(b) Bury the memory of Hector for good.
(c) Find out who killed Hector.
(d) Live longer than every other Indian in the world.

4. Who does the narrator imagine is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
(a) Hector's killers.
(b) The entire tribe.
(c) His aunts, uncles and cousins.
(d) Himself.

5. What is the narrator sure Hector would have done if he were still alive?
(a) Sent them money.
(b) Come back or called or written.
(c) Gotten married.
(d) Traveled the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What killed the narrator's father?

2. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?

3. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?

4. What relation to the narrator is Hector?

5. How many children did Hector's grandmother have?

(see the answer key)

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