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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hector's grandmother when she moved to the newly formed Coeur d'Alene reservation?
(a) In her 30s.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) In her 20s.
(d) In her teens.

2. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?
(a) 12.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

3. What does the narrator think Hector may have done which got him killed?
(a) Had an affair with a white woman.
(b) Owed money to a drug dealer.
(c) Insulted someone or admitted he had an affair with someone's girlfriend or wife.
(d) Harassed a white man or group of white men.

4. Why is the narrator certain Hector did not get into the car with white strangers?
(a) Because he would only get into a car with other Indians he knew.
(b) Because there were no white people living near the reservation.
(c) Because Hector had his own car.
(d) Because white men would not try to pick up an Indian.

5. Who holds Hector in the photograph the narrator has of him?
(a) HIs mother, Alice.
(b) His sister, Abbeth.
(c) His grandmother, Agnes.
(d) His aunt, Agitha.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope whoever killed Hector would do?

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

3. What did one mourner say white archeologists would do 100 years from now after Hector's grave was buried?

4. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

5. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?

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