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

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

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

4. 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.

5. How old would Hector be in the present if he were still alive?
(a) 45.
(b) 63.
(c) 58.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who holds Hector in the photograph the narrator has of him?

2. What war does the narrator say Hector's grandmother was born before?

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

4. Where did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?

5. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?

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