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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think Hector may have done which got him killed?
(a) Insulted someone or admitted he had an affair with someone's girlfriend or wife.
(b) Owed money to a drug dealer.
(c) Harassed a white man or group of white men.
(d) Had an affair with a white woman.

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

3. How long ago did the narrator's father die?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 41 years.

4. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?
(a) Throw dirt on it.
(b) Sing a mourning song.
(c) Cry.
(d) Bow and leave.

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) Traveled the world.
(d) Gotten married.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Hector's grave, the narrator wonders if it is possible for an Indian to die in what way?

2. What information was carved into Hector's wooden grave marker?

3. Which South Dakota battle does the narrator say the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of unarmed people?

4. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?

5. What is the best thing the narrator recalls his father saying to him?

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