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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 joke was made at Hector's funeral?
(a) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not come back to sing before a crowd.
(b) Hector was so full of himself he was probably watching them to hear what everyone said about him.
(c) Hector loved to drink so much they were surprised he did not come back for the free wine.
(d) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not return from the dead to lie in his coffin and die again.

2. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope the Indians who killed Hector did as they "buried his body deep in the woods" (3)?
(a) Cried.
(b) Sung him an honor song.
(c) Felt guilty.
(d) Buried their hate.

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

4. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope whoever killed Hector would do?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Turn himself in.
(c) Pray for forgiveness.
(d) Send him a letter telling him where his body was buried.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best thing the narrator recalls his father saying to him?

2. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?

3. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?

4. Who sang an old mourning song by the graveside after Hector's casket was buried?

5. What Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?

(see the answer key)

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