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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 did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 3 days.

2. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?
(a) Seattle.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Spokane.

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

4. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?
(a) Spokane.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Seattle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?

2. Who attended Hector's wake?

3. What relation to the narrator is Hector?

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

5. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?

(see the answer key)

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