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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What relation to the narrator is Hector?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His uncle.

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

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 old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?
(a) 16.
(b) 31.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

6. What sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?
(a) The white man probably disappeared him.
(b) The white man led him to a life of drinking and fighting.
(c) The white man did not even know he lived let alone died.
(d) The white man was not afraid of him either.

7. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Depression.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Alcoholism.

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

9. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?
(a) Suicides and kidney failure.
(b) Plane crashes and stroke.
(c) War fatalities and homicide.
(d) Cancer, heart disease and car wrecks.

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

11. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) His own car.
(c) A friend was driving him.
(d) The narrator's mother drove him.

12. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?

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

3. What is the narrator sure Hector would have done if he were still alive?

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

5. How does the narrator feel Hector died?

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