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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?
(a) Plane crashes and stroke.
(b) Cancer, heart disease and car wrecks.
(c) War fatalities and homicide.
(d) Suicides and kidney failure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?

3. What did the narrator decide to do for Hector 40 years after he disappeared?

4. Who is the author of "Happy Trails"?

5. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?

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