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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 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) Then Hector must still be alive.
(c) They can bury the memory of him.
(d) They discovered his body the day before.

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

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

4. What relation to the narrator is Hector?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His uncle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?

2. What does the narrator's mother says you will find inside an Indian self-help book?

3. Who attended Hector's wake?

4. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?

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

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