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

2. With whom does the narrator live?
(a) His mother.
(b) He lives alone.
(c) His wife.
(d) His cousin.

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

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

5. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?
(a) Have a dozen babies.
(b) Wear fancy clothes.
(c) Have a dozen maids.
(d) Live in a castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say to his mother when she notes that they do not have Hector's body?

2. What relation to the narrator is Hector?

3. Who attended Hector's wake?

4. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?

5. How does the narrator feel Hector died?

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