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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?
(a) They had an open and empty casket.
(b) His mother's singing.
(c) Hector returned.
(d) His mother's cooking.

3. What killed the narrator's father?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A car crash.
(d) Diabetes.

4. What does the narrator's mother says you will find inside an Indian self-help book?
(a) Wisdom for the ages.
(b) Pictures of other self-help books.
(c) Healing recipes.
(d) Nothing useful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people has the narrator kissed?

2. What did the narrator decide to do for Hector 40 years after he disappeared?

3. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story as he stands in the cemetery?

4. What does the narrator admit Hector was most of the time?

5. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?

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