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

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

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

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

5. Who is the author of "Happy Trails"?
(a) Sherman Alexie.
(b) Alex Sherman.
(c) Alene Sherwood.
(d) Sheryl Allan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator say to his mother when she notes that they do not have Hector's body?

5. What killed the narrator's father?

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