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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 did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?
(a) Coeur D'Alene Reservation.
(b) He did not say.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Spokane.

2. What does the narrator say happens to violent men?
(a) They endlessly hurt people.
(b) The calm down eventually.
(c) They die violently.
(d) They go to jail.

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

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

5. Who does the narrator say he knows is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
(a) His entire tribe.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His great-grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?

3. How old was Hector's grandmother when she moved to the newly formed Coeur d'Alene reservation?

4. Which South Dakota battle does the narrator say the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of unarmed people?

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

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