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

2. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Seattle.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) Spokane.

3. How long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

5. How many children did Hector's grandmother have?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the narrator live?

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

3. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?

4. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?

5. What killed the narrator's father?

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