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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) Throw dirt on it.
(b) Sing a mourning song.
(c) Bow and leave.
(d) Cry.

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

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

4. How many people has the narrator kissed?
(a) 30.
(b) 14.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation to the narrator is Hector?

2. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?

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

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

5. What does the narrator admit Hector was most of the time?

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