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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 41.
(d) 9.

2. Who does the narrator say is "good at funerals"(2)?
(a) The tribal elder.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His mother.
(d) Hector.

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

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

5. What sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?
(a) The white man did not even know he lived let alone died.
(b) The white man led him to a life of drinking and fighting.
(c) The white man probably disappeared him.
(d) The white man was not afraid of him either.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attended Hector's wake?

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

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

4. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?

5. What does the narrator admit Hector was most of the time?

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