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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the narrator certain Hector did not get into the car with white strangers?
2. Due to the violence to which Hector was born into, the narrator says it was inevitable Hector would become what?
3. Who does the narrator say he knows is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
4. How old was Hector's grandmother when she moved to the newly formed Coeur d'Alene reservation?
5. Which South Dakota battle does the narrator say the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of unarmed people?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story?
2. Why does the narrator feel certain Hector would not have been killed by a white man?
3. What does the narrator say about why he does not know the mourning song his mother "whisper-sang" (3) after the mourners left the cemetery?
4. Who is Agnes? Why does the narrator have a picture of her?
5. What does one of the mourners say will happen in 100 years before they leave the cemetery?
6. What is the best thing the narrator's father ever said to him?
7. Why does the narrator feel certain Hector was most likely killed by a member of his own tribe?
8. How does the narrator imagine Hector met his death after leaving for Spokane?
9. What does the narrator hopes the Indians who killed his uncle did as they buried him?
10. What does the narrator wish one of his uncle's killers would do after the funeral?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the empty casket as a symbol in "Happy Trails." In what scenes does the empty casket appear? What is the context? How does this symbol develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Happy Trails." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the author of "Happy Trails." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Happy Trails" similar or different from his other works?
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