View a FREE sample

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) Throw dirt on it.
(c) Bow and leave.
(d) Cry.

2. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?
(a) His sister.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His high school sweetheart.
(d) His cousin.

3. What does the narrator say happens to violent men?
(a) The calm down eventually.
(b) They go to jail.
(c) They die violently.
(d) They endlessly hurt people.

4. How long ago did the narrator's father die?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 41 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator sure Hector would have done if he were still alive?

3. Who does the narrator say is "good at funerals"(2)?

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

5. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 190 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample