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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?
(a) As sacred and necessary.
(b) As par for the course.
(c) As a waste of time.
(d) As equally painful.

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

3. What is the narrator sure Hector would have done if he were still alive?
(a) Come back or called or written.
(b) Gotten married.
(c) Traveled the world.
(d) Sent them money.

4. 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 led him to a life of drinking and fighting.
(c) The white man did not even know he lived let alone died.
(d) The white man was not afraid of him either.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?

2. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?

3. How long ago did the narrator's father die?

4. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?

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

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