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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?
(a) The backyard where the narrator's father was buried.
(b) The Indian burial ground.
(c) The Catholic cemetery.
(d) It was returned because it was empty.

2. What does the narrator admit Hector was most of the time?
(a) A curmudgeonly prick.
(b) A temperamental asshole.
(c) A good-for-nothing liar.
(d) A regular jerk.

3. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?
(a) His own car.
(b) Hitchhiking.
(c) The narrator's mother drove him.
(d) A friend was driving him.

4. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?
(a) Depression.
(b) Obesity.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Schizophrenia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old would Hector be in the present if he were still alive?

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

4. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?

5. How old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?

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