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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 sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?
(a) The white man probably disappeared him.
(b) The white man did not even know he lived let alone died.
(c) The white man was not afraid of him either.
(d) The white man led him to a life of drinking and fighting.

2. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?
(a) Plane crashes and stroke.
(b) War fatalities and homicide.
(c) Suicides and kidney failure.
(d) Cancer, heart disease and car wrecks.

3. Who attended Hector's wake?
(a) The narrator's mother and cousin and uncle.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Only the narrator and his mother.
(d) Most of the tribe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think Hector may have done which got him killed?

2. What killed the narrator's father?

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

4. Who is the author of "Happy Trails"?

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

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