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

2. Where did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?
(a) He did not say.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Coeur D'Alene Reservation.

3. 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) Suicides and kidney failure.
(d) War fatalities and homicide.

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

5. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?
(a) The Catholic cemetery.
(b) It was returned because it was empty.
(c) The Indian burial ground.
(d) The backyard where the narrator's father was buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?

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

3. How long ago did the narrator's father die?

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

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

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