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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 long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 7 days.

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

3. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?
(a) Have a dozen maids.
(b) Live in a castle.
(c) Have a dozen babies.
(d) Wear fancy clothes.

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

5. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope the Indians who killed Hector did as they "buried his body deep in the woods" (3)?
(a) Sung him an honor song.
(b) Buried their hate.
(c) Felt guilty.
(d) Cried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?

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

3. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?

4. What relation to the narrator is Hector?

5. What killed the narrator's father?

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