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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 did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?
(a) Cry.
(b) Bow and leave.
(c) Throw dirt on it.
(d) Sing a mourning song.

2. What does the narrator's mother says you will find inside an Indian self-help book?
(a) Healing recipes.
(b) Pictures of other self-help books.
(c) Nothing useful.
(d) Wisdom for the ages.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?

2. With whom does the narrator live?

3. What does the narrator say happens to violent men?

4. What Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?

5. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?

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