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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?
(a) It was returned because it was empty.
(b) The Indian burial ground.
(c) The Catholic cemetery.
(d) The backyard where the narrator's father was buried.

2. What does the narrator admit Hector was most of the time?
(a) A temperamental asshole.
(b) A curmudgeonly prick.
(c) A good-for-nothing liar.
(d) A regular jerk.

3. What does the narrator say to his mother when she notes that they do not have Hector's body?
(a) They can bury the memory of him.
(b) Then Hector must still be alive.
(c) They discovered his body the day before.
(d) You don't need a body to bury a man.

4. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

5. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?
(a) As a waste of time.
(b) As par for the course.
(c) As sacred and necessary.
(d) As equally painful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say is "good at funerals"(2)?

2. How does the narrator feel Hector died?

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

4. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?

5. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

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