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

2. What does the narrator say to his mother when she notes that they do not have Hector's body?
(a) They can bury the memory of him.
(b) They discovered his body the day before.
(c) You don't need a body to bury a man.
(d) Then Hector must still be alive.

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

4. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?
(a) Have a dozen maids.
(b) Wear fancy clothes.
(c) Have a dozen babies.
(d) Live in a castle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's mother says you will find inside an Indian self-help book?

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

3. With whom does the narrator live?

4. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?

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

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