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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say to his mother when she notes that they do not have Hector's body?
(a) You don't need a body to bury a man.
(b) They discovered his body the day before.
(c) They can bury the memory of him.
(d) Then Hector must still be alive.

3. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?
(a) Seattle.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Oregon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?

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

4. Who attended Hector's wake?

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

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