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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "Happy Trails"?
(a) Sherman Alexie.
(b) Sheryl Allan.
(c) Alene Sherwood.
(d) Alex Sherman.

3. What Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?
(a) Kootenai.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Coeur d'Alene.
(d) Lakota.

4. What is the best thing the narrator recalls his father saying to him?
(a) He is the son he always wanted.
(b) You are a fine young man.
(c) All of his kids were accidents, but he was his best accident.
(d) Take care of your mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator say likely killed Hector by accident?

4. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?

5. What killed the narrator's father?

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