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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 Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?
(a) Coeur d'Alene.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Kootenai.
(d) Sioux.

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

3. 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.

4. Which South Dakota battle does the narrator say the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of unarmed people?
(a) Little Bighorn.
(b) Fallen Timbers.
(c) Wounded Knee.
(d) Rosebud.

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

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 sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?

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

4. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

5. How long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?

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