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

2. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 9.

3. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?
(a) His mother's singing.
(b) They had an open and empty casket.
(c) Hector returned.
(d) His mother's cooking.

4. What killed the narrator's father?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A car crash.

5. How old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 3.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

2. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?

3. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?

4. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?

5. How long ago did the narrator's father die?

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