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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator decide to do for Hector 40 years after he disappeared?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Hire a detective.
(c) Build a shrine for him.
(d) Try to find him.

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

3. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?
(a) Hector loved to drink so much they were surprised he did not come back for the free wine.
(b) Hector was so full of himself he was probably watching them to hear what everyone said about him.
(c) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not come back to sing before a crowd.
(d) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not return from the dead to lie in his coffin and die again.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Happy Trails"?

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

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. How long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?

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