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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people has the narrator kissed?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 30.

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

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

4. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope whoever killed Hector would do?
(a) Pray for forgiveness.
(b) Turn himself in.
(c) Send him a letter telling him where his body was buried.
(d) Commit suicide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?

2. With whom does the narrator live?

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

4. Who sang an old mourning song by the graveside after Hector's casket was buried?

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

(see the answer key)

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